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THE  STATE  HOUSE 


BOSTON,     MASSACHUSETTS 


ELLEN    MUDGE    BURRILL 


"  'Boston  State  House  is  the  Hub  of  the  Solar  System ' 
—  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes 


[Second    Edition] 


PRINTED  UNDER  THE  DIRECTION 
OF  THE  SERGEANT-AT-ARMS  BY 
ORDER     OF     THE     GENERAL     COURT 


BOSTON:    WRIGHT    AND    POTTER     PRINTING    COMPANY 
STATE    PRINTERS     :     IS    POST    OFFICE    SQUARE     :     1905 


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INTRODUCTION 


THE  State  House  Guide  Book  was  originally 
written  at  the  request  of  the  late  Captain 
John  G.  B.  Adams,  Sergeant- at- Arms,  who 
approved  it  only  a  few  days  before  his  death.  The 
first  edition  was  printed  by  order  of  the  General 
Court  of  1901,  and  the  present  edition,  the  second, 
is  now  published  under  authority  of  chapter  18, 
Resolves  of  1905.  If  any  inaccuracies  are  dis- 
covered, the  author  will  be  very  grateful  if  they 
may  be  pointed  out  to  her. 

The  book  is  arranged  in  four  parts.  In  the 
first  it  has  been  my  endeavor  to  mention  briefly 
the  various  alterations  in  the  State  House  since  its 
erection  in  1795.  The  second  guides  the  visitor  to 
the  places  of  interest  in  and  about  the  building. 
The  third  part  is  confined  to  the  political  and  mili- 
tary record  of  those  in  whose  honor  a  bust,  oil 
painting  or  statue  has  been  placed  in  the  capitol. 
The  fourth  contains  a  list  of  the  departments. 

I  am  very  happy  to  take  this  opportunity  of  ex- 
tending my   thanks   to   Mr.  David   T.   Remington, 


Intro- 
duction 


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Intro- 
duction 


Sergeant-at-Arras,  under  wliose  direction  tiie  second 
edition  has  been  completed,  to  Mr.  C.  B.  Tillinghast, 
State  Librarian,  and  the  many  others  who  have  so 
cheerfully  and  generously  aided  me  in  my  research. 

ELLEN  MUDGE   BURRILL. 

Lynn,  Mass.,  March  27,  1905. 


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The  hill  upon  which  the  State  House  stands 
was  originally  called  Treamount,  owing  to  the 
"  three  little  rising  hills  on  the  top  of  a  high 
mountain  on  the  north  west  side  of  the  town." 
This  "high  mountain"  extended  from  the  head  of 
Hanover  Street,  south-westerly  to  the  water  beyond 
the  State  House.  It  retained  the  name  of  Trea- 
momit  until  used  as  a  look-out  where  the  colonists 
' '  kept  watch  to  foresee  the  approach  of  forrein 
dangers,  ■"  when  it  was  called  Sentry  Hill.  After 
the  erection  of  the  Beacon,  in  1635,  it  received 
the  name  of  Beacon  Hill.  Of  these  "  three  little 
rising  hills "  the  first  was  called  Cotton,  after- 
wards Pemberton  Hill,  the  central  peak  Sentry  or 
Beacon  Hill,  the  tliird  peak  West  or  Copley's  Hill 
and  later  Mt.  Vernon,  but  for  many  years  tlie 
name  of  Beacon  Hill  has  included  the  three  jjcaks. 

In  accordance  with  a  resolve  of  the  General 
Court,  dated  Feb.  16,  1795,  Edward  II.  Itol)liins, 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  Tliomas 
Dawes  and  Chai-les  Bulfinch  Avere  appointed  agents 
on  the  part  of  the   Conuuonwealth,  with   autliorit}- 


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History  to  erect,    liuild    iiinl   liiii.^li    ii  ii(;\v    .Stiile    House    for 

the  "  accoiiinioihition  of  all  the  le<;islative  and  execu- 
tive branches  of  ^^overnnuMit,  on  a  spot  of  ground  in 
Boston,  commonly  called  the  Governor's  pasture, 
containing  about  two  acres,  more  or  less,  adjoining 


to  his  heirs,  —  provided  the  Town  of  Boston  would, 
at  (Iieir  expense,  purchase  and  cause  the  same  to 
be  conveyed  in  fee  sim2)le  to  the  Commonwealth." 
The  sum  of  £8,000  was  allowed  for  the  jjurpose. 
The  town  purchased  the  property  for  £4,000,  and 
AMlliam  Tudor,  Charles  Jarvis,  John  C.  Jones,  "Wil- 
liam Eustis,  William  Little,  Thomas  Dawes,  Joseph 
llussell,  Harrison  G.  Otis  and  Perez  Morton  were 
appointed  comiiiissioners  to  convey  the  "  (Jovernors 
pasture*'  to  the  Commonwealth.  The  deed  was 
dated  May  2,  1795.  Charles  Bulfinch  was  chosen 
architect. 

The  corner-stone  —  on  a  truck,  decorated  with 
ribbons  —  was  drawn  to  its  place  hj  fifteen  white 
horses,  each  with  a  leader,  and  was  laid,  with  jjublic 
ceremonies,  July  4,  1795,  by  His  Excellenc}'  Samuel 
Adams,  Governor,  assisted  by  M.  AV.  Paul  Revere, 
(J rand  Master,  K.  W.  William  Scollaj',  Deputy 
(Jrand  Master,  and  brethren  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Masons.  The  structure  was  172  feet  front,  60  feet 
deep,  110  feet  high,  including  the  dome,  and  cost, 
as  per  resolves  fi'om   Feb.    16,    1795,  to  June  22, 


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1799,  $140,000.  This  sum  included  the  cost  of  a 
house  for  the  Messenger  to  the  General  Court,  which, 
with  land,  amounted  to  $5,000,  leaving  for  the  State 
House  $135,000  (Auditor's  report  for  1849), 

Thursday,  Jan.  11,  1798,  the  General  Court 
assembled  for  the  last  time  in  the  old  State  House, 
State  Street,  where  their  sessions  had  been  held 
for  fifty  years,  and  at  12  o'clock,  noon,  having 
been  joined  by  His  Excellency  Increase  Sumner, 
Governor,  and  the  Honorable  Council,  marched 
to  the  new  building. 

In  accordance  with  a  resolve  of  March  10,  1831, 
fire-proof  rooms  were  added  to  the  building,  at  a 
cost  of  about  $7,000.  A  resolve  of  Feb.  24,  1847, 
appropriated  money  for  the  payment  of  expense 
incurred  b}'  placing  the  ' '  Massachusetts  coat-of- 
arms "  over  the  Speaker's  chair  in  the  House  of 
Representatives,  agreeable  to  an  order  of  the  House 
passed  March  27,  1846.  Fountains  were  erected 
on  the  lawn  in  1849. 

For  the  better  accommodation  of  the  State  Li- 
brary and  other  departments,  a  resolve  was  passed. 
May  20,  1852,  providing  for  the  appointment  of  a 
committee  of  three  ' '  to  procure  plans  and  estimates 
for  a  fire-proof  building  to  be  erected  in  the  rear 
of  the  State  House."  April  27,  1853,  it  was  voted 
that  a  fire-proof  building  should  be  erected  on  the 
north  side,  to  be  connected  witli  tlie  main  edifice. 


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History  and   (lie  sum  of    $00,000   was  ai)|»r()])riiiUMl    for  lln- 

payment  of  expenses  of  such  erection.  Tlie  (Jov- 
ernor,  with  the  advice  of  the  Council,  was  autlior- 
ized  to  a])i)oint  tliree  commissioners  who  should 
suj.erintend  tlie  erection  of  tlie  structure,  and 
Charles  II.  Warren,  President  of  the  Senate,  John 
T.  Heard  and  Samiael  K.  Hutchinson  Avere  selected, 
a  majorit}'  entering  upon  their  duties  June  2,  1853. 
The  following  month  ]\Ir.  Heard  declined  the 
appointment  and  Adam  W.  Thaxter,  Jr.,  was 
chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy.  The  report  of  Jan.  26, 
1855,  is  signed  by  these  three  gentlemen,  but  the 
next  report,  submitted  Feb.  20,  1855,  bears  the 
signatiu"es  of  Joseph  R.  Richards,  S.  K.  Hutchin- 
son and  George  M.  Thacher  as  commissioners. 
Gridley  J.  F.  Errant  was  the  architect.  Approi^ri- 
ations  were  made  from  time  to  time,  until,  when 
completed,  the  addition  cost  $243,203.86.  In 
consequence  of  alterations,  a  new  coi'ner -stone  was 
provided,  and  the  original  deposit  replaced  Aug. 
11,  1855,  by  M.  W.  Winslow  Lewis,  M.D.,  Grand 
Master,  and  other  officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Massachusetts,  in  the  presence  of  His  Excellency 
Henry  J.  Gardner,  Governor. 

Under  a  resolve  of  May  23,  1866,  a  commission 
consisting  of  John  H.  Clifford,  Ex-Governor. 
Joseph  A.  Pond.  President  of  the  Senate,  ^ind 
dames    i\I.   Stone,    Speaker   of   the    House    of    Rep- 


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resentatives,  was  appointed  to  "consider  the  whole 
subject  of  remodelling  the  State  House."  Their 
report,  containing  three  plans,  drawn  by  Mr. 
Bryant  and  Alexander  R.  Esty,  was  referred  to 
the  committee  on  State  House  of  1867,  and  it  was 
decided,  June  1,  that  the  Legislature  should  have 
additional  committee  rooms,  that  certain  alterations 
and  improvements  sliould  be  made  in  the  building, 
as  well  as  a  general  system  of  repairs,  ventilation, 
steam  heat  and  increased  cellar  accommodations. 
Mr.  Pond  and  Mr.  Stone  were  appointed  commis- 
sioners, Washburn  &  Son  were  the  architects,  and 
the  final  cost  was  $270,256.96. 

New  seats  were  i^laced  in  the  Senate  and  House 
of  Representatives  in  1868.  The  House  chairs 
were  sold  in  1896,  1897  and  1898,  the  members 
of  1894  having  the  first  opportunity  to  purchase ; 
the  Senate  chairs  were  sold  in  1897  and  1898, 
Senators  of  1897  having  first  choice;  and  the 
chairs  in  the  Council  Chamber  were  sold  in  1898 
to  Councillors  of  the  preceding  year.  Passenger 
elevators  were  added  in  1885,  and  many  improve- 
ments of  a  minor  character  were  made  from  time 
to  time. 

Commonwealth  Building,  No.  11  Mt.  Vernon 
Street,  formerly  the  Way  estate,  was  procured 
under  an  act  approved  May  26,  1882,  remodelled 
and  used  by  State  departments  until  the  winter  of 


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History  1900,    wlicn    it   was    razed,    together   with    houses 

Xos.   1-6  Mt.  Vernon    Street,  that   the  land  might 
be  included  in  the  park. 

On  May  17,  1888,  the  Governor  and  Council 
were  authorized  to  actjuire  the  land  bounded  by 
Derne,  Temi^le,  Mt.  Vernon  and  Hancock  .streets, 
and  a  parcel  of  land  east  of  Temple  Street,  be- 
tween !Mt.  Vernon  and  Derne ;  also  to  discontinue 
Temple  Street  between  Mt.  Vernon  and  Derne 
streets.  By  this  act  $500,000  were  appropriated, 
and  May  3,  1889,  $130,000  additional  were  al- 
lowed. An  act  of  June  16,  1892,  enabled  tlie 
commissioners  to  take  land  bounded  by  Derne  and 
Bowdoin  streets.  Beacon  Hill  Place  and  the  State 
House.  June  9,  1893,  provision  was  made  for 
taking  Beacon  Hill  Place ;  Jime  29,  1894,  for  tak- 
ing the  land  bounded  by  Bowdoin,  Beacon,  Mt. 
Vernon  streets  and  land  then  owned  by  the  Com- 
monwealth ;  also  on  June  19,  1901,  for  procuring 
the  estates  Nos.  8-14  Mt.  Vernon  Street. 

May  25,  1888,  the  Governor  and  Council  were 
allowed  $5,000  to  prepare  a  general  plan  for  the 
better  accommodation  of  the  State  government, 
and  March  19,  1889,  $2,500  were  appropriated  to 
further  jjei-fect  said  i)lan.  A  bill  providing  for 
the  enlargement  of  the  State  House  was  reported, 
becoming  a  law  June  4,  1889.  To  meet  the  ex- 
penses incurred  xmdcr  this  act,  a  loan,  not  exceeding 


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$2,500,000,  was  authorized,  and  work  was  begun 
under  the  direction  of  John  D.  Long,  William 
Endicott,  Jr.,  and  Benjamin  D.  Whitcomb,  State 
House  Construction  Commissioners.  Upon  the 
death  of  Mr.  Whitcomb,  in  1894,  Charles  Everett 
Clark  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  commis- 
sion, and  upon  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Long,  Mr. 
Endicott  became  chairman,  with  George  W.  John- 
son as  the  third  member.*  The  architects  were 
Messrs.  Brigham  &  Spofford,  but  after  March, 
1892,  Charles  Brigham  had  entire  charge. 

The  corner-stone  of  this  new  building  was  laid 
Dec.  21,  1889,  by  Governor  Oliver  Ames,  assisted 
by  John  D.  Long,  chairman  of  the  commission, 
and  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Masons,  M.  W.  Henry 
Endicott,  Grand  Master,  Samuel  AVells,  Deputy 
Grand  Master.  Jan.  2,  1895,  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives convened  in  the  old  chamber,  and  the 
following  day  moved  to  their  new  hall  in  the 
extension.  February  18  the  Senate  moved  to 
rooms  Nos.  239,  240  and  241,  pending  alterations 
in  the  State  House ;  April  8  they  returned  to  their 
old  quarters ;  and  Jan.  6,  1897,  convened  in  the 
temporary  chamber  provided  in  the  upper  portion 
of  Memox'ial  Hall.  Jan.  5,  1898,  they  met  for 
the   first   time    in   the    new    chamber,  —  the    room 


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*  Mr.  Clark  died  in  1899.     Mr.  Endicott  and  Mr.  Johnson 
completed  the  building. 


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History  formerly    occupied    Ijy    tlu^    House    of    Representa- 

tives,—  and    the    old    Senate    chamber    has    since 
been  known  as  tlie  Senate  reception  room. 

The  Governor,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
the  Council,  was  authorized  on  March  14,  1896, 
to  appoint  a  commission  for  the  preservation  of 
the  Bulfinch  State  House,  who  should  thoroughly 
examine  the  condition  of  the  building,  and  report 
the  result,  with  their  recommendations,  to  the 
(ieneral  Court.  Charles  A.  Cummings,  David  H. 
Andrews  and  E.  Noyes  Whitcomb,  being  chosen, 
reported  April  13,  1895.  June  9,  1896,  His  Honor 
Roger  Wolcott,  acting  Governor,  George  P.  Law- 
rence, President  of  the  Senate,  and  George  v.  L. 
Meyer,  Siieakor  of  the  House  of  Representatives, 
Avere  appointed  a  committee  to  arrange  for  plans 
for  2>reserving  the  Bulfinch  State  House  substan- 
tially in  accordance  with  the  report  of  the  above 
commission.  The  committee  selected  Arthur  G. 
P^verett  as  architect,  with  Robert  D.  Andrews  as 
his  associate  and  Charles  A.  Cummings  consulting 
architect.  The  State  House  Construction  Commis- 
sion had  charge  of  the  work,  and  $375,000  were 
appropriated  to  meet  the  expenses. 

By  an  act  approved  Jmie  5,  1897,  His  Excel- 
lency Roger  "Wolcott,  Governor,  President  George 
P.  Lawrence  and  Speaker  John  L.  Bates  were  ap- 
pointed a   committee  to   consider   and   decide  upon 


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plans  for  furnishing  the  Bulfinch  part.  Mr.  Everett 
submitted  drawings,  specifications  and  designs,  and 
the  State  House  Construction  Commission  were 
directed  to  furnish  the  building  in  accordance  with 
the  plans  and  under  the  superintendence  of  said 
architect.  The  total  expense  incurred  for  preser- 
vation and  furnishing  was  $335,468.83. 

The  amount  expended  for  the  State  House  ex- 
tension, land,  furnishings,  Memorial  Hall  and  res- 
toration of  the  Bulfinch  front,  including  damages 
on  account  of  limiting  the  height  of  buildings,  to 
March  27,  1905,  was  $6,997,696.21.  There  are 
about  six  acres  in  the  park  and  the  land  ujion 
which  the  State  House  stands.  The  dimensions  of 
the  capitol  follow  :  — 

ft.  in. 
Height  of  Bulfinch  front  from  ground  to  pinnacle,    .  110 

Depth  of  Bulfinch  front, 60 

Width  of  Bulfinch  front, 172 

Foundation  of  Bulfinch  front  above  tide  water,  about  110 

Length  of  extension, 401 

Width  of  extension  in  rear 173 

Height  of  extension  in  rear  (to  apex),     ....   112  3 
Widest  part  of  extension, 212  6 


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The 
Dome 


OBJECTS    OF    INTEREST 

The    Dome 

To  the  stranger  visiting  the  State  House  there 
are  many  objects  of  interest.  Approax-liing  the 
building  from  the  south,  the  dome  will  first  attract 
attention.  It  is  53  feet  in  diameter  by  35  feet 
high,  and  in  early  times  was  simply  painted. 
Governor  Nathaniel  P.  Banks,  in  his  valedictory 
address,  Jan.  3,  1861,  recommended  that  it  be 
gilded,  but  this  was  not  accomplished  until  1874. 
It  was  regilded  in  1888  and  1898,  and  during  the 
latter  year  498  electric  lights  were  placed  around  it. 
The  dome  is  accessible  to  the  public  whenever 
the  building  is  open,  except  during  the  sessions 
of  the  Senate. 

Shaw  —  Hancock  —  Webster  —  Mann 
A  memorial  to  Col.  Robert  G.  Shaw*  and  the 
Fifty-fourth  IVIassachusetts  Regiment,  by  Augustus 
St.  Gaudens,  which  was  dedicated  May  31,  1897, 
stands  on  the  Common,  facing  the  State  House. 
The  Fifty -fourth  was  tlie  first  colored  regiment 
recruited  in  Massachusetts.  Colonel  Shaw  was 
killed  in  the  assault  upon  Fort  Wagner,  S.  C, 
July  18,  1863.  The  memorial  was  paid  for  by 
voluntary   subscriptions. 

*  See  Appendix. 


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Inscrip- 
tion 


INSCRIPTION  ON  THE  FRONT  OF  THE 
SHAW  MONUMENT 

ROBERT   GOULD   SHAW 

COLONEL  OF  THE  FIFTY  FOURTH  REGIMENT  OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

INFANTRY     BORN  IN  BOSTON  OCTOBER  X  MDCCCXXXVII 

KILLED   WHILE    LEADING    THE    ASSAULT   ON    FORT   WAGNER 

SOUTH   CAROLINA   JULY  XVIII   MDCCCLXIII 

RIGHT  IN  THE  VAN  ON  THE  RED  RAMPART'S  SLIPPERY  SWELL 
WITH   HEART   THAT   BEAT   A   CHARGE   HE    FELL 

FOEWARD  AS   FITS   A   MAN 
BUT   THE   HIGH   SOUL   BURNS   ON   TO   LIGHT   MEN'S   FEET 
WHERE   DEATH   FOR   NOBLE   ENDS   MAKES   DYING    SWEET. 


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IftMcrlit- 
llon 


INSCRIPTION  ON  THE  P^AR  OF  THE 
SHAW  MONUMENT 

TO  THE  FIFTY  FOURTH     •  OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

REGIMENT  INFANTRY 

THE   WHITE    OFFICERS 

TAKING  LIFE  AND  HONOR   IN  THEIR   HANDS  CAST  IN  THEIR  LOT 

WITH   MEN  OF  A  DESPISED  RACE   UNPROVED   IN  WAR   AND 

RISKED  DEATH   AS    INCITERS    OF   SERVILE    INSURRECTION 

IF  TAKEN    PRISONERS    BESIDES    ENCOUNTERING    ALL    THE 

COMMON   PERILS  OF  CAMP   MARCH   AND  BATTLE. 

THE  BLACK  RANK  AND  FILE 
VOLUNTEERED  WHEN  DISASTER  CLOUDED  THE  UNION  CAUSE 
SERVED  WITHOUT  PAY  FOR  EIGHTEEN  MONTHS  TILL  GIVEN 
THAT  OF  WHITE  TROOPS  FACED  THREATENED  ENSLAVE- 
MENT IF  CAPTURED  WERE  BRAVE  IN  ACTION  PATIENT 
UNDER  HEAVY  AND  DANGEROUS  LABORS  AND  CHEERFUL 
AMID   HARDSHIPS   AND  PRIVATIONS. 

TOGETHER 

THEY  GAVE  TO  THE  NATION  AND  THE  WORLD  UNDYING   PROOF 

THAT    AMERICANS    OF    AFRICAN    DESCENT    POSSESS    THE 

PRIDE  COURAGE  AND  DEVOTION  OF  THE  PATRIOT  SOLDIER. 

ONE   HUNDRED   AND   EIGHTY  THOUSAND   SUCH  AMERICANS 

ENLISTED   UNDER   THE   UNION   FLAG   IN 

MDCCCLXIII    MDCCCLXV. 


I  KNOW  NOT  MR.  COMMANDER  WHERE  IN  ALL  HUMAN  HISTORY 
TO  ANY  GIVEN  THOUSAND  MEN  IN  ARMS  THERE  HAS 

BEEN  COMMITTED  A  WORK  AT  ONCE  SO  PROUD  SO  PRECIOUS 
SO  FULL  OF  HOPE  AND  GLORY  AS  THE  WORK  COMMITTED 
TO  YOU. 

GOVERNOR   ANDREW. 


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Just  west  of  the  building,  on  Beacon  Street,  is 
a  tablet  marking  the  site  of  the  famous  John 
Hancock  house.*  Upon  the  terraced  lawn  are 
bronze  statues  of  Daniel  Webster, f  by  Hiram  Powers, 
and  of  Horace  Mann.f  by  Miss  Emma  Stebbins. 
The  statue  of  Webster  was  erected  in  1859,  by 
the  Webster  Memorial  committee;  unveiled  Sept. 
17,  1859.  This  was  the  second  statue  executed 
by  the  sculptor,  the  first  having  been  lost  at  sea. 
The  statue  of  Mann  was  dedicated  July  4,  1865 ; 
the  funds  were  contributed  by  school  children  and 
teachers  of  Massachusetts  in  1860 ;  the  pedestal 
was  furnished  by  the  State. 

Major  General  Joseph  Hooker 
A  bronze  equestrian  statue  of  Major  General 
Joseph  Hooker  f  stands  in  the  park,  near  the  Bea- 
con Street  entrance.  It  was  jDurchased  by  the 
Commonwealth  under  authority  of  chapter  43,  Re- 
solves of  1896.  The  man  is  by  Daniel  Chester 
French,  the  horse  by  Edward  C.  Potter. 

The  pedestal  is  of  granite  from  Stony  Creek, 
Connecticut.  Upon  the  front  is  the  coat-of-arms  J 
of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  surrounded 
by  a  wreath  of  laurel,  while  directly  above  appears 
the    name  "  Hooker." 

*  The  Hancock  house  was  erected  in  1737 ;  removed  in  1863. 
t  See  Appendix,  t  The  coat-of-arms  was  modelled  by  Mr. 
French. 


Hancock 
^Vebster 
Mann 


Hooker 


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Hooker 


In  190;}  tl)e  Lcj^isliiture  authorized  the  governor 
and  council  to  arrange  for  the  dedication  of  the 
statue.  It  was  unveiled  at  nine  o'clock  on  the 
morning  of  June  25,  1903,  in  the  presence  of  a 
large  number  of  guests.  General  Hooker,  ever 
on  the  alert,  is  portrayed,  sitting  on  his  charger, 
ready  to  start  at  a  moment's  notice,  and  one  fully 
realizes  his  intense  devotion  to  the  cause  for  which 
he  fought  so  nobly. 

The  statue  was  presented  to  the  Commonwealth 
by  His  Honor  Curtis  Guild,  Jr.,  Lieutenant  Gov- 
ernor; it  was  unveiled  by  Master  Joseph  Hooker 
Wood,  grand-nephew  of  General  Hooker,  and  was 
accepted  by  His  Excellency  John  L.  Bates,  Gov- 
ernor. Later  in  the  day  there  was  a  parade,  in- 
cluding soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  Army  and  Navy 
of  the  United  States,  together  Avith  the  Massachu- 
setts Volunteer  Militia,  veterans  of  the  Mexican. 
Civil  and  Spanish  American  wars,  and  many  others. 
It  Avas  reviewed  at  the  State  House  by  John  L. 
Bates,  Governor  and  Commander-in-Chief,  with  his 
staff. 

The  battleships  Indiana  and  Texas,  torpedo-boat 
destroyers  Chaunee}',  Dale,  Bainbridge,  Barry  and 
Decatur,  with  the  Hartford,  were  anchored  in  the 
luirbor  in  lionor  of  the  event.  In  tlie  evening 
formal  exercises  were  held  in  ^Mechanics  Hall, 
Governor   Bates    presiding.     The    oration   was   de- 


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livered  by  Brigadier  General  Charles  P.  Mattocks. 
Addresses  were  also  made  by  Lieutenant  General 
Nelson  A.  Mies,  Major  General  Oliver  O.  How- 
ard and  Major  General  Thomas  L.  Rosser. 

Devens  —  Banks 

In  the  park,  east  side,  is  a  bronze  statue  of 
Major  General  Charles  Devens,*  by  Olin  L.  Warner, 
ordered  by  the  Legislature  of  1891.  A  statue  of 
Major  General  Nathaniel  Prentiss  Banks,*  by 
Henry  H.  Kitson,  will  probably  be  placed  in  posi- 
tion during  the  summer  of  1905.  It  was  authorized 
by  chapter  79,  Resolves  of  1897.  The  site  chosen 
is  north  of  the  Beacon  monument,  and  the  statue 
will  face  that  of  General  Devens. 

The  Beacon 

The  Beacon  was  erected  under  an  order  of  the 
General  Court  of  the  Colony,  March  4,  1634-35, 
—  « '  It  is  ordered,  that  there  shalbe  forth  with  a 
beacon  sett  on  the  centry  hill  at  Boston,  to  give 
notice  to  the  country  of  any  danger,  &  that  there 
shalbe  a  ward  of  one  pson  kept  there  from  the 
first  of  April  to  the  last  of  Septr.,  &  that  upon 
the  discov'y  of  any  danger,  the  beacon  shalbe 
fired,  an  allarum  given,  as  also  messengers  pres- 
ently sent  by  that  towne  where  the  danger  is  dis- 
cov'ed,  to  all  other  townes  within  their  jurisdiccon.'" 
*  See  Appendix. 


Hooker 


Devens 
Banks 


The 
Beacon 


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The 
Beacon 


A  si)ace  on  tlio  top  of  the  hill,  six  rods  square,  was 
reserved  by  the  town  for  the  monument,  with  "  pas- 
sage from  tlie  Common  thereto."  The  Beacon 
was  a  tall  pole  or  mast,  and  projecting  from  one 
side  was  an  iron  crane  supporting  an  iron  pot. 
Tlie  mast  was  2)laced  on  cross-tim])ers  witli  a  stone 
foundation,  was  supported  by  Ijraces  and  i)rovided 
with  cross-sticks  serving  the  j^urpose  of  a  ladder 
for  ascending  to  the  crane.  Governor  Bernard 
said  the  Beacon  was  rebuilt  "  without  his  consent" 
in  1768.  It  remained  until  removed  by  General 
Gage  in  1775,  when  a  "small  square  fort"  was 
built  on  the  hill.  Soon  after  the  evacuation  of 
Boston,  March  17.  1776,  the  tow-n  erected  another 
pole,  nearly  in  the  centre  of  the  British  fort ;  this 
was  blown  down  in  a  storm,  Thursday,  Nov.  26, 
1789. 

A  monument,  from  the  design  of  Charles  Bul- 
finch,  was  erected  in  1790  by  a  number  of  the  in- 
habitants to  "  commemorate  that  train  of  events 
which  led  to  the  American  Revolution  and  finally 
secured  Liberty  and  Independence  to  the  United 
States."  This  was  a  plain  Doric  column,  about 
60  feet  high,  built  of  brick,  covered  with  stucco, 
with  foundation  and  mouldings  of  stone.  The  fol- 
lowing spring  it  was  surmounted  by  a  "  large 
eagle  of  wood,  gilt,  supporting  the  American  arms." 
The  column  was  enclosed  "  bv  a  fence  of  rails,  in 


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front  of  which  were  benches  for  the  accommoda- 
tion of  those  who  ascend  the  hill."  A  wooden 
efSgy  of  the  eagle  is  now  over  the  President's 
chair  in  the  Senate  chamber. 

Aug.  10,  1811,  the  town  of  Boston  sold  to  Sam- 
uel Spear  and  John  Hancock  the  land  on  which 
the  monument  stood,  being  6  rods  square  origin- 
ally reserved  in  1634-35.  The  hill  was  dug  away 
and  the  column  taken  down  and  destroyed,  but 
the  four  slate  tablets  in  its  base  were  preserved 
in  the  State  House,  and  are  now  in  the  stone 
reproduction  which  was  erected  by  the  Bunker 
Hill  Monvxment  Association  in  1898.  The  new 
monument  was  formally  presented  to  the  Common- 
wealth June  17,  1899.  Its  dimensions  are  exactly 
the  same  as  those  of  the  original,  and  the  eagle 
is  an  exact  copy  of  the  original  drawings  for  the 
wooden  eagle  upon  the  Bulfinch  monument.* 

The  inscription  upon  the  bronze  tablet  in  the  base 
was  prepared  by  Charles  W.  Eliot,  President  of 
Harvard  College. 

IN  1634  THE  GENERAL  COURT  CAUSED 

A  BEACON 

TO  BE  PLACED  ON  THE  TOP  OF  THIS   HILL 

IN  1790  A  BRICK  AND  STONE  MONUMENT 

DESIGNED  BY  CHARLES  BULFINCH 

REPLACED  THE  BEACON 

BUT  WAS  REMOVED  IN   1811 

WHEN  THE   HILL  WAS  CUT  DOWN 

IT  IS  NOW  REPRODUCED  IN  STONE 

BY  THE  BUNKER  HILL  MONUMENT  ASSOCIATION 

1898. 

*  Report  of  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  1899. 

3/ 


The 
Beacon 


Inscrip- 
tion 


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Inscrip- 
tions 


TABLET  UPON  THE  EAST  SIDE 

TO  COMMEMORATE 

THAT  TKAIN  OP'  EVENTS 

WHICH  LED 

TO  THE  AMERICAN   REVOLUTION 

AND  FINALLY  SECURED 

LIBKKTV  AND  INDEPENDENCE 

TO  THE  UNITED  STATES 

THIS  COLUMN  IS  ERECTED 

BY  THE  VOLUNTARY  CONTRIBUTION 

OF  THE  CITIZENS 

OF  BOSTON 
M     D     C     C     X     C. 


TABLET  UPON  THE  SOUTH  SIDE 


STAMP  ACT  PASSED  1765.  REPEALED  1766. 

BOARD  OF  CUSTOMS  ESTABLISHED  1767. 

BRITISH  TROOPS  FIRED  ON   THE   INHABITANTS  OF   BOSTON 

MARCH  5.   1770. 

TEA  ACT  PASSED  1773. 

TEA  DESTROYED  IN  BOSTON  DECEM  :  16. 

PORT  OF  BOSTON  SHUT  AND  GUARDED  JUNE  1.  1774. 

GENERAL  CONGRESS  AT  PHILADELPHIA   SEPT:  4. 

PROVINCIAL  CONGRESS  AT  CONCORD  OCT:   11. 

BATTLE  OF  LEXINGTON  APRIL  19.  1775. 

BATTLE  OF  BUNKER  HILL  Ji:NE  17. 

WASHINGTON  TOOK  COMMAND  OF  THE  ARMY  JULY  2. 

BOSTON  EVACUATED  MARCH  17:  1776. 

INDEPKNDANCE  DECLARED  BY  CONGRESS  JULY  4.  1776. 

HANCOCK  PRESIDENT. 


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TABLET  UPON  THE  WEST  SIDE 

AMERICANS 

WHILE  FROM  THIS  EMINENCE 

SCENES  OF  LUXURIANT  FERTILITY 

OF  FLOURISHING  COMMERCE 

&  THE  ABODES  OF  SOCIAL  HAPPINESS 

MEET  TOUR  VIEW 

FORGET  NOT  THOSE 

WHO  BY  THEIR  EXERTIONS 

HAVE  SECURED  TO  YOU 

THESE  BLESSINGS. 


TABLET  UPON  THE  NORTH  SIDE 


CAPTURE  OF  HESSIANS  AT  TRENTON  DEC:  26.  1776. 

CAPTURE  OF  HESSIANS  AT  BENNINGTON.  AUG:   16.   1777. 

CAPTURE  OF  BRITISH  ARMY  AT  SARATOGA  OCT:   17. 

ALLIANCE  WITH  FRANCE  FEB:  6.   1778. 

CONFEDERATION  OF  UNITED  STATES  FORMED  JULY  9. 

CONSTITUTION  OF  MASSACHUSETTS  FORMED  1780. 

BOWDOIN  PRESIDENT  OF  CONVENTION. 

CAPTURE  OF  BRITISH  ARMY  AT  YORK  OCT:   19.  1781. 

PRELIMENARIES  OF  PEACE  NOV:  30.  1782. 

DEFINITIVE  TREATY  OF  PEACE  SEPT:  10.  1783. 

FEDERAL  CONSTITUTION  FORMED  SEPT:   17.  1787. 

AND  RATIFIED  BY  THE  UNITED  STATES  1787.  TO.  1790. 

NEW  CONGRESS  ASSEMBLED  AT  NEW  YORK  APRIL.  6.  178! 

WASHINGTON  INAUGURATED  PRESIDENT  APRIL  30. 

PUBLIC  DEBTS  J'UNDED  AUG  :  4.  1790. 


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Doric 
Hall 


Doric  Hall  —  Washington 
Relics 


And 


rew 


War 


Entering  the  State  House  from  Beacon  Street, 
the  visitor  first  steps  into  Doric  Hall.  Here  are 
marble  statues  of  George  AVashington,*  first  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  by  Sir  Francis  Chantrey 
(1826),  given  to  the  Commonwealth  Nov.  26,  1827, 
by  the  Washington  Monument  Association,  and  of 
Governor  John  A.  Andrew,*  by  Thomas  Ball  (1870), 
unveiled  Feb.  14,  1871,  the  gift  of  private  citizens 
as  a  memorial  of  the  affectionate  regard  in  which 
the  people  of  the  Commonwealth  held  her  distin- 
guished son.  The  latter  statue  was  paid  for  out 
of  a  surplus  of  $10,000  remaining  after  the  bronze 
statue  of  Edward  Everett,  now  in  the  Public  Gar- 
den, was  completed. 

Here  also  are  two  brass  cannon,  consecrating 
the  names  of  Maj.  John  Buttrick  and  Capt.  Isaac 
Davis,  "whose  valor  and  example  excited  their 
fellow  citizens  to  a  successful  resistance  of  a  su- 
perior number  of  British  troops,"  at  Concord  bridge, 
April  19,  1775 ;  two  brass  cannon  captured  in  the 
war  of  1812;  a  tablet  f  in  memory  of  Charles  Bul- 
finch,  architect;  a  tablet  f  "to  commemorate  the 
preservation  and  renewal  of  the  Massachusetts 
State  House ;  "  a  tablet  J  to  George  Luther  Stearns. 

*  See  Appendix,    t  See  page  25.    t  Placed  in  position  in  1903. 


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TABLETS 

IN  MEMORY  OF 

CHARLES  BULFINCH   OF  BOSTON 

THE  FIRST  NEW   ENULAND  ARCHITECT 

BORN  17C3     DIED  1844 

EDUCATED  AT  HARVARD  COLLEGE 

AND  BY  FOREIGN  TRAVEL 

CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  SELECTMEN 

FROM  1797  TO   1818 

A  PERIOD  OF  GREAT  IMPROVEMENTS 

FROM   1818  TO  1830 

THE  ARCHITECT  OF  THE  CAPITOL 

AT  WASHINGTON 

AMONG  HIS  IMPORTANT  DESIGNS  WERE 

THE  FIRST  THEATRE  IN   BOSTON  1793 

THE  MASSACHUSETTS   STATE  HOUSE  1795 

THE  FIRST  CATHOLIC  CHURCH   IN   BOSTON  1803 

FANEUIL  HALL  ENLARGED  1805 

UNIVERSITY   HALL  AT  HARVARD  COLLEGE  1814 

THE  MCLEAN  ASYLUM  AT  SOMERVILLE 

1792  AND  1817  AND  THE 

MASSACHUSETTS   GENERAL  HOSPITAL  1818 

A  GRAVE  MODEST  JUST  AND  CHEERFUL  MAN 

OF  SIMPLE  HABITS   CLEAR  INTELLIGENCE 
HIGH  PRINCIPLES  AND  GENTLE  JUDGMENTS 


Tablets 


TO  COMMEMORATE 

THE   PRESERVATION   AND   RENEWAL 

OF  THE  MASSACHUSETTS  STATE  HOUSE 

DESIGNED  BY  CHARLES  BULFINCH 

BEGUN   IN   1795 

AND  FINISHED  IN   1798 

IN  1896 

AFTER  THE  COMPLETION    OF  LARGE  ADDITIONS 

A  THOROUGH  RECONSTRUCTION   OF  THE  INTERIOR 

OF  THE  ORIGINAL  BUILDING 

WAS   UNDERTAKEN 

TO  PRESERVE    FROM   DECAY 

AND  FROM  DESTRUCTION   BY  FIRE 

A  NOBLE   PUBLIC  WORK 

THE  INTERIORS  OF  THE   COUNCIL  CHAMBER 

THE  SENATE  CHAMBER 

AND  THE  HALL  OF  REPRESENTATIVES 

WERE  KEPT  UNCHANGED 
THE  RECONSTRUCTION  WAS  FINISHED 

IN  1898 


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a  merchant  of  Boston,  "commemorating  the  part 
taken  by  him  in  securing  the  enlistment  of  colored 
troops  and  the  other  valuable  services  rendered  by 
liim  to  the  United  States  and  to  this  Commonwealth 
in  the  war  of  the  rebellion ;  "  two  memorial  tablets 
of  the  Washington  family,  presented  to  the  Com- 
monwealth in  1861  by  lion.  Charles  Sumner. 
The  Washington  tablets  are  of  bluish  gray  sand- 
stone, and  are  exact  fac-similes  of  the  originals 
which  mark  the  resting  places  of  Lawrence  and 
Robert  W^ashington,  *  the  last  English  ancestors  of 
George  Washington,  our  first  President.  The  origi- 
nal stones  are  in  the  parish  church  of  Brington, 
near  Althorp,  in  Northamptonshire,  England.  Earl 
Spencer,  the  proprietor  of  Althorp,  sought  out  the 
quarry  from  which,  more  than  two  centuries  ago, 
those  tablets  were  taken,  and  caused  the  fac-similes 
to  be   made,  which  he  presented  to  Mr.  Sumner. 

The  largest  tablet  is  in  memory  of  Lawrence 
Washington.  Above  the  inscription,  carved  in  the 
stone,  are  the  arms  of  the  Washingtons,  with  the 
arms  of  the  Butlers  impaled.  The  other  stone  is 
of  Robert  Washington  and  his  wife  Elizabeth. 
The  inscription  is  on  a  small  brass  plate,  set  in 
the  stone.     On  a  separate  brass   plate  beneath  the 


•  Lawrence  was  father  and  Robert  uncle  of  John  Washing- 
ton, the  English  emigrant  to  Virginia,  who  was  great-grand- 
father of  George  Washington. 


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inscription  are  the  arras  of  the  Washingtons  without 
any  addition  but  a  crescent,  the  mark  of  cadency 
that  denotes  the  second  son.  These  have  the  com- 
bination of  stars  and  stripes,  sometimes  supposed  to 
have  suggested  our  national  flag. 

Under  authority  of  a  resolve  approved  April  6, 
1861,  the  tablets  were  placed  upon  the  marble 
floor  in  Doric  Hall,  within  the  railing  in  front  of 
the  Washington  statue,  and  remained  there  until 
the  reconstruction  of  the  Bui  finch  front.  The 
statue  formerly  stood  in  an  alcove  a  short  distance 
north  of  its  present  position. 

The  architecture  of  Doric  Hall  is  described  in 
its  name  and  the  style  remains  unchanged,  thus 
preserving  the  time-honored  proportions  as  designed 
by  Charles  Bulfinch. 

The  Commonwealth  has  been  fortunate  in  secur- 
ing the  jDortraits  of  a  large  number  of  her  gov- 
ernors. Sixteen  are  mentioned  on  pages  28  and 
29,  and  reference  will  be  made  to  the  others  when 
describing  the  executive  department  and  the  old 
Senate  chamber. 


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Spanish 
American 
War  Flags 


Spanish  American  War  Flags 
The  ceiling  of  the  passageway  in  the  rear  of 
Doric  Ilall  contains  a  skylight  with  "Liberty"  in 
the  centre,  surrounded  ])y  the  names  of  the  repub- 
lics of  Hellas,  Helvetia,  Florence,  Venice,  Genoa, 
Iceland,  Holland,  Andorra,  San  Marino  and  Rome. 
At  one  side  is  the  seal  of  "  Mattachusets  Bay  in 
Nova  Anglia ;  "  at  the  other  that  of  "  Plimouth  Nov 
Anglia." 

The  large  bronze  case  contains  the  flags  of  the 
volunteer  regiments  and  Naval  Brigade  of  Massa- 
chusetts in  the  Spanish  American  Avar,  returned  to 
the  custody  of  the  Commonwealth  through  His 
Excellency  Roger  Wolcott,  Governor,  Saturday, 
Oct.  14,  1899.  They  were  placed  in  their  present 
position  July  31,  1901.  The  flags*  are  twent}--one 
in  number,  as  follows :  First  Regiment  Hea\-y- 
Artillery,  one  United  States  and  one  State  flag; 
Second,  Fifth,  Sixth  and  Ninth  Regiments  Infantry, 
one  United  States  and  one  State  flag  each ;  Eighth 
Regiment  Infantr}',  tlu'ee  United  States  and  two 
State  flags,  and  one  United  States  Regimental 
color ;  Naval  Brigade,  one  flag  each  from  the 
U.  S.  S.  "  Prairie,  "  "  Catskill,"  "  Lehigh,"'  "  Inca  " 
and  "Governor  Russell." 

*  state  flaps,  white;  U.  S.  Regimental,  blue.  All  flags  are 
silk  except  the  Naval,  which  are  bunting. 


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Grand  Stciircase  Hcill 

Directly  to  the  north  is  the  Grand  Staircase  Hall 
of  Pavonazzo  marble.  As  one  looks  through  the 
alcoves  toward  Memorial  Hall  the  effect  is  very 
beautiful.  The  stairs  at  the  right  lead  to  the 
Senate  and  those  opposite  to  the  executive  depart- 
ment. 

The  balcony,  formed  by  the  third  floor  corridors, 
is  surmounted  by  twelve  Ionic  columns,  which  are 
said  to  be  among  the  finest  in  the  world.  The 
windows  in  the  south  wall  are  emblematic  of 
manufactures,  commerce,  education,  fisheries  and 
agi'iculture.  Carved  in  the  marble  at  the  head  of 
the  stairs  is  the  seal  of  the  Colony  of  Massachu- 
setts, 1628-84,  also  the  present  oflicial  seal. 

The  paintings  upon  the  north  wall,  entitled 
' '  James  Otis  making  his  famous  argument  against 
the  "Writs  of  Assistance  *  in  the  old  Town  House 
in  Boston,  in  February  1761,"  "The  Boston  Tea 
Party"  and  "Paul  Revere's  Ride,"  are  by  Robert 
Reid. 


Grand 

Staircase 

Hall 


Historical 
Paintings 
Reid 


»  The  Writs  of  Assistance  -were  general  search-warrants 
which  allowed  the  king's  officers  to  enter  warehouses  or 
dwellings  to  search  for  and  seize  foreign  merchandise,  on 
which  a  duty  had  not  been  paid.  These  writs  were  first  issued 
in  Massachusetts.  Their  legality  was  questioned  and  the 
matter  was  brought  before  a  court  held  in  the  old  Town 
House,  as  described. 


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Historical 

Painting 

Reld 


Writs  of  Assistance 

Otis  is  represented  at  the  moment  when  he  was 
saying:  "T  will  to  my  dying  day  oppose,  with 
all  the  powers  and  faculties  God  has  given  me, 
all  such  instruments  of  slavery  on  the  one  hand 
and  villainy  on  the  other  as  this  "Writ  of  Assist- 
ance is."  The  room  is  flooded  with  the  flickering 
light  from  the  great  open  fire,  while  through  the 
windows,  against  which  the  snow  has  drifted, 
comes  the  cold  blue  light  of  the  late  afternoon  of 
that  winter's  day. 

John  Adams,  in  a  letter  to  William  Tudor, 
written  fifty-six  years  after  the  event,  gives  his 
recollection  of  the  scene  in  part  as  follows :  "The 
scene  is  the  Coimcil  Chamber  in  the  old  Town 
House  in  Boston.  The  date  is  in  the  month  of 
February,  1761.  That  council  chamber  was  as 
respectable  an  ajjartment  as  the  House  of  Com- 
mons or  the  House  of  Lords  in  Great  Britain,  in 
proportion,  or  that  in  the  State  House  in  Phila- 
delphia, in  which  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
was  signed,  in  1776.  In  this  chamber,  round  a 
great  fire,  were  seated  five  judges,  with  Lieutenant 
Governor  Hutchinson  at  their  head,  as  Chief  Justice, 
nil  arrayed  in  their  new,  fresh,  rich  robes  of 
scarlet  English  broadcloth ;  in  their  large  cambric 
bands  and  immense  judicial  wigs.     In  a  comer  of 


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the  room  must  be  placed  as  a  spectator  and  an 
auditor,  wit,  sense,  imagination,  genius,  pathos, 
reason,  prudence,  eloquence,  learning  and  immense 
reading,  hanging  by  the  shoulders  on  two  crutches, 
covered  with  a  great  cloth  coat,  in  the  person  of 
Mr.  Pratt,  who  had  been  solicited  on  both  sides, 
but  would  engage  on  neither,  being,  as  Chief 
Justice  of  Xew  York,  about  to  leave  Boston 
forever." 

In  the  same  letter,  Mr.  Adams,  characterizing 
the  arguments  of  counsel,  says:  "But  Otis  was  a 
flame  of  fire !  With  a  promptitude  of  classical 
allusions,  a  dejith  of  research,  a  rapid  summary 
of  historical  events  and  dates,  a  profusion  of  legal 
authorities,  a  proiihetic  glance  of  his  eye  into 
futurity,  and  a  torrent  of  impetuous  eloquence,  he 
hurried  away  everything  before  him.  American 
independence  was  then  and  there  born ;  the  seeds 
of  patriots  and  heroes  were  then  and  there  sown, 
to  defend  the  vigorous  youth,  the  non  sine  Diis 
animosus  infans.  Every  man  of  a  crowded 
audience  ajjpeared  to  me  to  go  away,  as  I  did, 
ready  to  take  arms  against  writs  of  assistance. 
Then  and  there  Avas  the  first  scene  of  the  first  act 
of  opposition  to  the  arbitrary  claims  of  Great 
Britain.  Then  and  there  the  child  Independence 
was  born.  In  fifteen  years,  namely,  in  1776,  he 
grew  up  to  manhood,  and  declared  himself   free." 


Historical 

Painting 

Reid 


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Paintings 
Reld 


The  Boston  Tea  Party 
A  colonial  tax  of  three  pence  on  a  pound  of 
U'.ii  had  l)eon  levied  by  Parliament,  which  the 
colonists  refused  to  pay.  Several  vessels  were 
anchored  in  Boston  harbor  waiting  for  their  cargoes 
to  be  unloaded.  Meeting  after  meeting  had  been 
held  by  the  colonists  to  discuss  the  condition  of 
affairs,  until  finally,  in  the  early  evening  of  De- 
cember 16,  1773,  Samuel  Adams,  addressing  an 
assembly  iu  the  Old  South  Church,  said, —  "  We  can 
do  no  more  to  save  the  country, '"  and  almost 
instantly  a  shout  was  heard,  a  Avar-whoop  sounded 
and  forty  or  fifty  men,  disguised  as  Indians, 
hurried  to  Griffin's  wharf,  boarded  the  shijis  and 
emptied  the  tea  into  Boston  harbor.  ^Ir.  Reid's 
painting  represents  these  "Indians"  on  a  ship  in 
the  stream,  throwing  the  tea  overboard.  In  the 
background  are  warehouses  on  the  Boston  shore. 


Paul  Revere's  Ride 
In  1774  General  Gage  relieved  Thomas  Hutch- 
inson as  governor  of  the  Colony  and  troojis  were 
sent  here  to  enforce  certain  laws  which  had  been 
enacted  by  Parliament,  but  the  people  moved 
steadily  on  their  course  and  made  preparation  for 
the  struggle  which  they  knew  must  come.  A  large 
quantit}^  of   stores  had   been  deposited  at  Concord, 


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and  in  April,  1775,  it  was  rumored  that  General 
Gage  was  determined  to  destroy  them.  On  the 
18th  the  British  troops  embarked  from  Boston. 
Tlie  following  quotation  is  from  Longfellow's 
jwem :  — 

*        *        *    "  If  the  British  march 

By  land  or  sea  from  the  town  to-night, 
Hang  a  lantern  aloft  in  the  helfry  arch 

Of  the  North  Church  tower  as  a  signal  light, — 
One,  if  by  land,  and  two,  if  by  sea ; 

And  I  on  the  opposite  shore  will  be, 
Ready  to  ride  and  spread  the  alarm 

Through  every  Middlesex  village  and  farm. 
For  the  country-folk  to  be  up  and  to  arm." 

Paul  Revere  rowed  to  the  Charlestown  shore,  and 

*        *        *  "  watched  with  eager  search 
The  belfry  tower  of  the  Old  North  Church     * 

And  lo!    as  he  looks,  on  the  belfry's  height 
A  glimmer,  and  then  a  gleam  of  light! 

He  springs  to  the  saddle,  the  bridle  he  turns, 
But  lingers  and  gazes,  till  full  on  his  sight 

A  second  lamp  in  the  belfry  burns!  " 

Then  he  started  on  his  famous  midnight  ride  to 
Lexington  and  Concord.  The  artist  represents  him 
dashing  through  a  village  street,  rousing  "the 
country-folk  to  be  up  and  to  arm." 

While  Mr.  Reid's  first  painting  is  notable  for 
its  fire-light  effect,  the  group  on  the  deck  of  the 
ship,  in  ' '  The  Boston  Tea  Party, "  is  illuminated 
by  the  light  from  a  lantern  in  the  hold,  and  again 


Historical 

Painting 

Reld 


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Historical 

Painting 

Reld 


ill  "  l';ml  Kcvere's  Ride,"  one  can  see  the  face  of 
Kevcre,  as  well  as  the  lij^ures  of  the  yeoman  and 
his  wife,  lighted  by  the  rays  from  an  invisible 
lire-place. 

Tills  series  of  paintings  is  completed  by  two 
small  panels,  the  one  at  the  left  showing  a 
medallion  of  John  Hancock,  while  on  the  other  is 
a  portrait  of  Samuel  Adams.  Forming  the  back- 
ground are  four  flags  Avhich  were  used  by  the 
Massachusetts  colonists  before  the  stars  and  strii)es 
were  accepted.  In  the  left  panel  is  a  "Revolu- 
tionary" flag  (blue,  union  white,  with  the  cross  of 
St.  George  and  pine  tree),  and  a  "Rattle-snake" 
flag  (rattle-snake  in  corner,  motto  "Don't  tread  on 
lue, "  —  drawn  from  a  flag  now  in  existence  in 
Philadelphia  and  used  at  the  Battle  of  Bunker 
Hill)  ;  in  the  right  panel  a  white  flag  with  pine 
tree  in  the  comer  and  motto  "An  appeal  to  God," 
also  a  red  flag,  blue  union,  with  crosses  of  St. 
Andrew  and  St.  George.  The  latter  represents  the 
flag  familiarly  known  to  the  colonists  as  the 
"Union"  flag  (Union  Ensign  established  in  1707). 
A  three-cornered  hat,  battle  axe,  palm  leaves, 
etc.,  are  also  visible. 


Note.  The  painting  of  James  Otis  arguing  against  the 
Writs  of  Assistance  was  opened  for  public  inspection  Janu- 
ary 1,  1902;  The  Boston  Tea  Party  and  Paul  Revere's  Ride  on 
December  5,  1904. 


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Brigadier  General  Thomas  Greely  Stevenson 

A  memorial  to  Brigadier  General  Thomas  Greely 
Stevenson,*  f  of  the  Twenty-fourth  Massachusetts 
Infantry  will  be  ijlaced  in  the  Grand  Staircase  Hall. 
It  will  be  a  figure  of  General  Stevenson  in  high 
relief,  the  orderly  and  horses  in  very  low  relief 
and  might  be  entitled  "  The  Commander  on  the 
picket  line."  General  Stevenson  has  dismounted, 
advanced  on  foot  and  stands  holding  his  field-glasses. 

The  memorial  will  be  of  bronze  by  the  sculptor, 
Bela  L.  Pratt,  and  will  be  located  upon  the  east 
pillar  as  one  passes  into  Memorial  Hall.  It  is  the 
gift  of  the  General's  friends  and  admirers,  and  of 
the  Brigadier  General  Thomas  Greely  Stevenson 
Memorial  Association  who  were  granted  permission 
by  the  governor  and  council  March  22,  1905,  to 
place  the  memorial  in  the  State  House  (chapter  20, 
Resolves  of  1905). 

Civil  War  Records  —  Schouler 

In  the  Adjutant  General's  Department,  west  side, 
may  be  found  the  records  of  Massachusetts  soldiers 
and  sailors  in  the  Civil  war;  also  a  portrait  of 
William  Schouler,t  Adjutant  General,  1860-66, 
Ijy  Thos.  C.  Corner,  presented  by  James  Schouler 
Aug.  5,   1899. 

*  Killed  at  Spottsylvania  May  10, 1864.    t  See  Appendix. 


Stevenson 


Civil  War 
Records 


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Memorial 
Hall 


Battle 
Flags 


Memorial  Hall  —  Civil  War  Flags  —  Historical 
Paintings 

Nearly  in  tlie  centre  of  llif  Imildiii;^  is  .M(,-niorial 
Hall.  Sixteen  i^illars  of  Siena  niai'ljle  snpport  the 
circular  gallery.  The  dome  i.s  surrounded  by  a 
heavy  bronze  cornice  environed  by  the  eagles  of 
the  Republic,  and  above  them,  in  cathedral  glass, 
i.s  the  crest  of  the  Commonwealth,  encircled,  within 
laurel  wreaths,  by  the  seals  of  the  other  twelv*? 
original   states. 

Within  four  niches  are  the  battle  flags  carried 
]jy  iNlassachusetts  volunteers  during  the  war  of  the 
rebellion.  By  General  Order  No.  9i  of  the  War 
Department,  issued  May  15,  I860,  the  volunteer 
regiments  and  batteries,  when  mustered  out  and 
discharged,  deposited  their  colors  with  Brevet  Col. 
Francis  N.  Clarke,  U.S.A.,  chief  mustermg  officer. 
Forefathers'  Day,  Dec.  22,  1865,  the  two  hundred 
and  forty-fifth  anniversary  of  the  landing  of  the 
rilgrims  at  Plymouth,  was  selected  for  the  return 
of  the  colors  to  the  State,  and  Maj.  Gen.  Darius 
N.  Couch  was  chosen  commanding  general.  His 
headquarters  were  established  on  Boston  Common, 
and  before  the  pi'occssion  started,  these  colors 
were  turned  over  to  him  by  Colonel  Clarke.  The 
flags  of  those  regiments  and  companies,  which  had 
filled  their  allotted  term  of  service  prior  to  May  15. 


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were  taken  from  the  State  House  and  delivered  to 
the  several  commands  for  use  during  the  exercises. 

As  the  regiments  and  batteries  arrived  at  the 
State  House,  the  color  bearers  left  the  ranks  and 
arranged  themselves  upon  the  steps,  while  the 
remainder  filed  to  the  groimds  at  either  side. 
Governor  Andrew,  attended  by  his  staff  and  invited 
guests,  came  down  the  steps  to  the  j^lace  designated 
for  the  closing  ceremonies.  Prayer  was  offered 
by  Rev.  Samuel  K.  Lothrop,  D.D.,  then  General 
Couch  delivered  the  colors  to  the  governor,  who 
accepted  them  in  behalf  of  the  people  and  the 
government,  after  Avhich  the}'  were  placed  in 
Doric  Hall. 

Extract  from  Gov.  Andrew's  speech  on  receiving 
the  battle  flags  :  — 

These  banners  are  returned  to  the  government  of  the  Com- 
monwealth through  welcome  hands.  Borne  one  by  one  out  of 
this  capitol  during  more  than  four  years  of  civil  war,  as  the 
symbols  of  the  Nation  and  the  Commonwealth  under  which 
the  battalions  of  Massachusetts  departed  to  the  fields,  they 
come  back  again,  borne  hither  by  surviving  representatives 
of  the  same  heroic  regiments  and  companies  to  which  they 
were  intrusted.  .  .  . 

Pi-oud  memories  of  many  fields ;  sweet  memories  alike  of 
valor  and  friendship  ;  sad  memories  of  fraternal  strife ;  tender 
memories  of  our  fallen  brothers  and  sons,  whose  dying  eyes 
looked  last  upon  their  flaming  folds ;  grand  memories  of  heroic 
virtues  sublime  by  grief;  exultant  memories  of  the  great  and 
final  victories  of  our  country,  our  Union  and  the  righteous 
cause;  thankful  memories  of  a  deliverance  wrought  out  for 
human  nature  itself,  unexampled  by  any  former  achievement 
of  arms;  immortal  memories  with  immortal  honors  blended, — 
twine  around  these  splintered  staves,  weave  themselves  along 
the  warp  and  woof  of  these  familiar  flags,  war-worn,  begrimed, 
and  baptized  with  blood. 

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Battle 
Flags 


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Battle 
Flags 


Dec.  22,  1894,  six  Hags  wen;  returned  U)  the 
State,  with  public  ceremonies.  Five  of  these  W(!re 
recaptured  Hags  forwarded  by  the  War  Department, 
at  the  governor's  request,  in  accordance  with 
I'ublic  Resolution  No.  44,  approved  Aug.  27,  1«'J4. 

A  few  other  flags  have  been  received  from 
various  sources,  nntil  now  there  are  296,  divided 
as  follows  :  — 


Infantry  flags  and  shattered  staves  (4),       .        .        .213 

Heavy  Artillery, 15 

Cavalry, 1" 

Light  Artillery, 43 

Fourth  Brigade  Cavalry, 1 

McLaughlin's  Brigade, 1 

Unknown, 4 

Flag  presented  to  Massachusetts  by  State  of  Mary- 
land,        1 

295 


The  colors  were  at  first  draped  around  the  pillars 
in  Doric  Hall,  but  on  April  12,  1866,  were  ordered 
placed  in  the  niches  on  the  north  side  of  the  hall 
and  in  the  sides  of  the  recess  occupied  by  the 
Washington  statue.  In  1895  they  Avere  stored  in 
a  fire-proof  room,  where  they  remained  until  placed 
in  jMemorial  Hall,  April  2,   1900. 

Mr.  Charles  O.  Eaton  of  Boston  made  all  the 
colors  that  were  issued  by  the  State  to  Massachu- 
setts troops  in  the  war  of  the  rebellion,  as  well  as 
the  Spanish  American  war,  anil  had  the  care  of 
them  until  his  death,  Oct.   16,   1903. 


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The  following  list  gives  the  number  of  colors 
in  Memorial  Hall  April  28,  1905,  prepared  chiefly 
from  a  record  compiled  by  the  late  Captain  John 
G.  B.  Adams,  Sergeant-at-Arms .  Flags  known  to 
have  been  returned  since  Dec.  22,  1865,  are  men- 
tioned in  foot  notes.  All  are  silk  unless  other- 
wise specified. 

If  a  stor}^  of  the  battle  flags  of  the  civil  war 
could  be  written,  it  would  be  of  great  historic 
value,  because  so  many  memories  are  entwined 
around  them,  but  no  attemjjt  has  been  made  to 
do  so  in  this  guide  book,  as  space  would  not  per- 
mit, and  yet,  if  publishing  this  list  will  aid  in 
promoting  the  return  of  any  other  flags  of  Massa- 
chusetts regiments  which  may  be  in  the  possession 
of  individuals  or  associations,  it  will  be  sincerely 
gratifying. 


Battle 
Flags 


Si 


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Civil  War 
Flags 


BAl  ILE    FLAGS 

Infantry. 

United 
States, 

State. 

Miscellaneous. 

l8t  Regiment, 

2d 

3d 
4th 
5th 

Gth 
7th 
8th 

9th 

10th 
11th 

3 

4* 
4J 

2  white. 

11    " 
1 1  blue. 

1  white. 

1  "       t 

2  § 
1  blue. 

3  white. 

2  shattered  staves. 

1  U.  S.  Regimental  (blue). 

( 1  green  embroidered. § 
\  2  green. 

1  U.  S.  Regimental  (blue). 

*  Three    U.   S.   flags   were   received   from   the   Sixth   Regiment 
Association,  by  vote  of  April  19, 1900,  and  placed  in  Memorial  Hall 
April  10, 1901. 

t  The  State  flag  was  returned  to  the  Commonwealth  Oct.  30, 1894 ; 
placed  in  the  custody  of  the  Sergeant-at-Arms  Dec.  22, 1894. 

}  Three  U.  S.  flags  were  received  Jan.  12,  1900,  from  Benjamin 
F.  Peach,  late  colonel  Eighth  Regiment,  M.  T.  M.;  deposited  in 
Memorial  Hall  Feb.  5, 1900.    One  was  presented  to  the  regiment  by 
the  sons  of  Massachusetts  residing  in  New  York ;  one  by  the  lady 
friends  of  the  Seventh  Regiment,  N.  G.  S.  N.  Y. ;    one  by  the  loyal 
citizens  of  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

§  One  State  flag  is  white;  the  other  white  front,  reverse  green. 
One  green  flag  was  presented  to  the  regiment  by  the  Irish  citizens 
of  Boston ;  the  other  by  friends  of  the  regiment.    The  embroidered 
flag  by  the  officers  of  the  G3d,  69th  and  8Sth  N.  Y.  Vols.,  Irish 
Brigade. 

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BATTLE    FLAGS 


CivU  War 
Flags 


Infantry. 


United 

States. 


State. 


Miscellaneous. 


12th  Regiment, 

13tli 

Uth 

loth 

16th 

ITth 

18th         '« 

19th  " 

20th 

2l9t  " 

22d 
23d 
24th 


2 

1 

1 

2  t 

2 

3 

2 

5t 

3 

3 

3 

2 

211 


2  white. 

2 

1 

1 

2 

3 

2 

3 

2 

2 

1  white  . 

2  "      II 


1  State  "Webster  "  (white).* 
1  shattered  staff. 


1  shattered  staff. 


(See  note  on  page  45.) 


*  The  "  Webster  "  flag  was  received  by  vote  of  the  Twelfth  Regi- 
ment Association  passed  Jan,  20,  1898;  placed  in  Memorial  Hall 
Feb.  28,  1900. 

t  One  U.  S.  flag  was  returned  by  the  U.  S.  Government  (see  page 
40);  placed  with  the  other  flags  Dec.  22,  lSt»4. 

t  One  State  flag  was  returned  to  Governor  Alexander  H.  Bullock 
Sept.  12, 1866. 

§  One  State  flag  was  returned  to  Governor  William  L.  Douglas 
April  13,  1905,  by  the  Confederate  Memorial  Literary  Society  of 
Richmond,  Va. ;  placed  in  the  custody  of  the  Sergeant-at-Arms 
the  same  day. 

II  One  State  flag  was  returned  by  the  U.  S.  Government  (see 
page  40) ;  placed  with  the  other  flags  Dec.  22, 1894. 

IT  The  colors  were  received  by  Governor  Alexander  H.  Bullock 
Jan.  27,1806. 


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r 

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civil  War 

Flags 

BAl  ILE    FLAGS 

Infantry. 

United 
States. 

State. 

Miscellaneoos. 

25th  Kegiment, 

2 

1  blue.* 

_ 

26th 

2 

2  white. 

_                _                _ 

27th 

2 

1     " 

_ 

28th 

3 

2      " 

1  green,  t 

29th 

3 

1      " 

- 

30th 

3 

1      " 

- 

31st 

3 

2      " 

- 

32(1 

1 

1      " 

- 

33d 

3 

2      " 

- 

34th 

1 

1      " 

1  U.  S.  Regimental  (blue). 

35th 

2 

2  U.  S.  Regimental  (blue). 

36th 

2 

2  white. 

- 

37th 

2 

1      " 

- 

38th 

2 

1     " 

1  U.  S.  Regimental  (blue). 

39th 

2 

2      " 

- 

40th 

2 

2      " 

1  U.  S.  Regimental  (blue). 

41st 

1      " 

- 

42d 

1      " 

- 

43d 

1      " 

- 

44th 

1      " 

_ 

45th 

1      " 

-                -                - 

*  The  State  fla^  was  presented  to  the  regiment  by  several  ladies 
of  Worcester  in  March,  1864. 

t  The  green  flag  was  presented  to  the  regiment  by  the  city  of 
Boston. 

I 

44 

V 

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Civil  War 
Flags 


Ikfantry. 


Un 

Sta 


ted 


State. 


Miscellaneous. 


46th  Regiment, 

47tli 

48tli 

49th 

50th 

51st 

52d 

53d 

54th 

55th 

56th 

57th 

58th 

59th 

60th 

61st 


2 

2 

2t 

2 

1 

1 


1  white. 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 


(See  note  page  48.) 


*  One  State  flag  was  returned  March  31, 1875. 

t  One  U.  S.  and  one  State  flag  were  returned  by  the  U.  S.  Gov- 
ernment (see  page  40) ;  placed  with  the  other  flags  Dec.  22, 1894. 

Note.— A  State  flag  of  the  Nineteenth  Infantry,  captured  in 
Virginia  in  1864  and  rescued  by  Edward  H.  Bissell  of  Charlotte, 
N.  C,  was  received  at  the  State  House  in  March,  1867,  but  has  been 
missing  ever  since.  It  was  found  among  the  effects  of  Col.  Nehe- 
miah  Brown,  late  Assistant  Adjutant  General.  His  nephew,  Ralph 
G.  Brown  of  Marblehead,  presented  it  to  Governor  Douglas  April 
18, 1905.  On  one  side  is  the  State  coat-of-arma ;  on  the  reverse  a 
pine  tree,  liberty  cap  and  motto  "  God  speed  the  right." 


THE     STATE     HOUSE 

civil  War 

Flags 

BATTLE    GUIDONS 

Light  Artilleet. 

T'nited 

States. 

State. 

1st  Battery 

- 

1  red  and  white. 

2d 

- 

1  red  and  white. 

3d 

1 

- 

- 

4th 

2 

- 

- 

5th       ' 

2 

- 

- 

6th 

2 

2  red  and  white. 

~ 

7th 

2 

1  red  and  white. 

8th       ' 

1 

1  red  and  white. 

9th       ' 

3 

1  red  and  white. 

10th     • 

3 

( 1  red  and  white. 
\  1  red. 

11th     ' 

3 

3  red  and  white. 

12th     ' 

1 

1  red  and  white. 

13th     ' 

1 

1  red  and  white. 

14th     ' 

2 

1  red  and  white. 

15th     ' 

1 

1  red  and  white. 

16th     • 

2 

1  red  and  white. 

/ 
46 

^ 

1 

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BATTLE    FLAGS 


ClvH  War 
Flags 


Heavy  Artillery. 


United 

States. 


State. 


Miscellaneous. 


1st  Regiment, 

2d  " 

3d 

4th 

1st  Battalion, 


2  yellow. 

1 

1 

1 

1       " 


2    U.    S.    guidons 
(bunting). 


2  U.  S.  guidons. 


BATTLE    FLAGS 


Cavalry. 


United 

States. 


State. 


Miscellaneous. 


1st  Regiment, 

2d  " 

3d 

4th 

5th 

1st  Battalion  Frontier 
Cavalry, 


1 

2 

Sguidonst 


1  blue. 

1  " 

1  " 

1  " 

1  " 


1  staff,  with  a  small 
portion  of  blue 
flag  attached. 

1  U.  S.  guidon.* 


1  U.  S.  guidon. 


*  A  recaptured  U.  S.  guidon,  returned  to  Gov.  William  L. 
Douglas  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  — joint  resolution  of  Congress, 
approved  Feb.  28,  1905,  — and  received  by  the  Sergeant-at-Arms 
April  4,  1905. 

t  One  each,  Cos.  A,  B,  C,  D,  E. 


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Civil  War 
Flags 


BATTLE    FLAGS 


Fourth  Cavalry  Brigade,  Dcpt.  of  the  Gulf,  1  lifcht  blue  flag, 
with  cross  sabres  embroidered. 

McLaughlin's  Brigade,  1  dark  blue  bunting  flag. 

One  II.  S.  flag,  presented  to  Massachu.setts  by  the  State  of 
Maryland,  June  17, 1865.  It  has  35  white  silk  stars  embroidered 
in  the  Union. 


UNKNOWN  COLORS 

No.  1.    A  U.  S.  guidon. 

No.  2.  A  fragment  of  a  U.  S.  guidon,  with  letters  "  Co.  B  " 
and  two  embroidered  stars.  Nos.  1  and  2  are  attached  to  one 
stafif. 

No.  3.  A  U.  S.  flag,  badly  torn;  Union  nearly  all  gone;  no 
lettering  and  the  flag  is  not  on  original  staff. 

No.  4.  A  State  color,  but  there  is  not  enough  left  to  designate 
to  which  regiment  it  belongs. 


Note.  —A  recaptured  U.  S.  flag  of  the  Fifty-seventh  Infantry 
was  returned  to  Gov.  William  L.  Douglas  by  the  Secretarj-  of 
War, —  joint  resolution  of  Congress,  approved  Feb.  28,  1905,— 
and  received  by  the  Sergeant-at-Arms  April  28, 1905. 


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^ 


The  north  and  south  panels  contain  paintings  by 
Henry  Oliver  AValker. 

The  Pilgrims  on  the  "  Mayflower  "  * 
A  group  of  Pilgrims  is  seen  on  the  deck  of  the 
"Mayflower,"  at  the  end  of  their  long  voyage. 
Worn  with  suffering  and  fatigue,  they  are  gazing 
at  the  shore,  which  is  at  last  in  sight.  The  paint- 
ing aims  to  represent  the  spirit  of  that  moment. 
The  actual  forms  of  the  Pilgrims  are  not  known. 
There  is  thought  to  be  in  existence  an  authentic 
l^ortrait  of  only  one  of  them,  but  types  have  been 
selected  to  represent,  if  possible,  their  physical 
bearing.  The  spectator  may  fancy  that  he  sees  in 
this  assemblage  the  shapes  of  Brewster,  Bradford, 
Winslow,  Carver,  Standish  and  Alden. 

Over  their  heads  ai'e  two  angels  bearing  an  open 
Bible,  and  across  the  painting  is  the  inscription, 
' '  For  the  Lord  is  our  defence,  and  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  is  our  King."     (Psalms  89:   18.) 

John  Eliot  preaching  to  the  Indians  t 

The  scene  chosen  by  the  artist  is  a  spot  on  the 
Charles  River  near  Natick.  John  Eliot  is  shown 
engaged  in  his  life  work  of  preaching  the  Gospel 
to  the  Indians. 


»  Unveiled  for  public  inspection   May  29,  1902.      t  Exposed 
to  view  April  8,  1903. 


49 


Historical 
Paintings 
Walker 


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Historical 
Paintings 
Simmons 


Tlio    pointings    in    the  east  and  west   panels   are 
l)y  Kilward  Simmons. 

Concord  Bridge,  April  19,  1775* 
The  first  armed  resistance  to  British  aggression. 
When  General  Gage  dispatched  eight  hundred 
men,  under  Lieutenant  Colonel  Smith  and  ^lajor 
Pitcairn,  to  Lexington  and  Concord  on  the  evening 
of  April  18,  1775,  he  thought  his  plans  were  im- 
known  to  llu'  patriots,  but  Dr.  Joseph  "WaiTcn  had 
been  watching  his  movements  and  Paul  Revere 
was  well  on  his  way  to  arouse  the  inliabitants. 

On  the  morning  of  April  19,  Pitcairn  reached 
Lexington  and  found  about  seventy  patriots  there 
to  opijose  his  advance.  He  ordered  them  to  dis- 
perse but  they  refused  and  tlie  first  blood  of  the 
Revolution  was  shed.  The  British  troops  kept  on 
to  Concord  and  three  companies  were  detailed  to 
guard  the  Xorth  Bridge.  Two  companies  of 
pati-iots,  under  command  of  Major  John  Buttrick, 
volunteered  to  dislodge  the  guard.  As  they  drcAv 
near  the  bridge  the  British  fired  and  a  general 
action  ensued,  when  the  British  retreated  in  con- 
fusion. IMr.  Simmons  rej^resents  the  patriots 
rushing  down  the  road  to  dislodge  the  enemy, 
while  the  red-coats  can  be  seen  in  the  distance. 

»  Exposed  to  view  Dec.  IS,  1902. 
so 


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The  Return  of   the  Colors  to  the   Custody   of   the 
Commonwealth,  Dec.  22,   1865* 

This  represents  the  scene  described  on  page  39. 

Major  General  William  Francis  Bartlett 

In  the  north-east  niche  is  a  bronze  statue  of 
Major  General  William  Francis  Bartlett,  f — the  hero 
of  Port  Hudson,  —  by  Daniel  Chester  French. 
Chapter  55,  Resolves  of  1901,  provided  that  this 
statue  should  be  erected  on  the  State  House  grounds, 
but  on  April  29,  1903,  the  governor  and  council 
voted  that  it  should  be  placed  in  Memorial  Hall, 
as  authorized  by  chapter  4  of  the  Resolves  of  1903. 

The  statue  was  dedicated  May  27,  1904,  the 
anniversary  of  the  assault  on  the  Confederate  works 
at  Port  Hudson,  Louisiana.  After  the  j^resentation 
address  by  Lieutenant  Governor  Curtis  Guild,  Jr., 
Master  James  Dwight  Fi'ancis,  grandson  of  General 
Bartlett,  imveiled  the  statue  and  it  was  accepted  by 
(Governor  John  L.  Bates  in  the  presence  of  Mrs. 
Bartlett  and  family,  a  large  company  of  civil  war 
veterans  of  the  20th,  49th  and  57tli  regiments, 
state  officials  and  other  invited  guests.  After  the 
ceremonies  in  Memorial  Hall,  the  more  formal 
exercises  were  held  in  the  House  of  Representatives, 


Historical 

Painting 

Simnions 


Bartlett 


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Bartlett 


Busts 


(Jovernor    liatcs    presidinj;,     and    tlic    oration    was 
delivered  Ijy  Brigadier  Cioneral  Morris  Schaff. 

(Inscription) 

WILLIAM   1  KA.Nf  IS   liAKTLETT 

A  VOLUNTEER  IN  THE  <IVII«  WAR 

A  MAJOR  GENERAL  AT  THE  AGE  OF  TWENTV-FfJUH 

FOREMOST  TO  PLEAD  FOR  KECONCILIATION 

BETWEEN  NORTH   AND  SOUTH 

HORN   1840.  DIED  1876. 

The  statue  is  of  heroic  size.  It  represents 
General  Bartlett  salutino:  the  colors,  —  wearino:  the 
old  time  army  coat,  with  long-skirted  dress  coat 
and  high  boots,  with  the  sword  and  belt  of  the 
mounted  othe(!r,  one  hand  grasping  the  hilt  of  his 
sword,  while  in  the  other  is  the  once  familiar 
army  hat.  In  the  niche  at  the  right  are  the  colors 
of  the  20th  regiment  in  which  he  served  as  captain, 
w^hile  opposite  are  the  colors  of  the  49th  and  57th 
regiments,  both  of  which  he  commanded  as  colonel. 

The  pedestal  is  made  of  "Cippolino"  marble 
from  Italy. 

Ames  —  Russell  —  Greenhalge 
In  arched   recesses   may  be   seen   busts   of   gov- 
ernors :  — 

Oliver  Ames,  1887-90.  Modelled  by  Robert 
Kraus  in  1890  and  presented  by  ]Mrs.  Ames  in 
1900. 

AVilliam  E.  Russell,  1891-94.  Modelled  by 
Richard  E.  Brooks  in  1893  and  presented  by  friends 
in  1897. 


THE    STATE    HOUSE 


Frederic  T.  Greenhalge,  189-1-96.  Modelled  by 
Samuel  J.  Kitson  in  1895  and  presented  by -citizens 
of  Lowell,  Feb.   28,   1896. 

Memorial  Hall  has  cost  to  March  27,  1905, 
$309,118.93.  The  floors  of  this  and  the  Grand 
Staircase  Hall  are  inlaid  with  six  varieties  of 
marble, — white  Italian,  Pavonazzo,  grand  antique, 
Languedoc,  Siena  and  Vei't  Campan.  The  fire- 
places in  the  Senate  reading  room  and  ofiice  of 
Clerk,  House  of  Representatives,  are  made  of  onyx ; 
the  one  in  tlie  ofiice  of  tlie  President  of  the 
Senate  is  black  and  gold  Italian  marble ;  those  in 
the  reception,  reading  and  writing  rooms.  House 
of  Representatives,  are  Siena  marble ;  those  in 
the  rooms  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Senate,  Speaker  of 
the  House,  Committee  on  Rules  and  private  room 
of  the  House  Clerk,  are  Rouge  jasper.  Several 
other  rooms  have  fire-places  of  Siena  marble  and 
there  is  one  of  shell  marble.  The  white  marble 
in  the  interior  of  the  building  is  Italian ;  the  only 
American  marble  is  that  on  the  exterior,  which 
was  quarried  in  Lee,  Mass. 


Bust 


Marble 


Main  Staircase  —  Colony  and  State  Seals 
Passing  out  of  Memorial  Hall  and  ascending  the 
main  staircase,  the  visitor  will  notice  a  stained  glass 
window,    containing    reproductions    of    the    various 
oflicial  seals  of  Massachusetts. 


Seals 


THE    STATE     HOUSE 


Seals 


Centre,  seal  of  tlie  Colony  of  Massachusetts,  au- 
thorized by  its  charter  of  March  4,  1628-29.  In 
April,  1629,  the  governor  in  England  wrote  tlie 
colonists  here  that  he  had  sent  over  "the  Coni- 
panyes  scale  in  silver,  l)y  Mr.  Saniuell  Sharpe,  a 
passenger.''  This  seal  bears  the  device  of  an  Indian, 
and  was  the  only  one  used  for  over  fifty  years,  or 
until  the  abrogation  of  the  first  charter,  in  1684. 

The  next  seal  was  furnished  in  1686  by  King 
James  II,  while  Sir  Edmund  Andros  was  governor. 
This  had  two  sides,  both  being  represented  in  the 
window.  The  armorial  part  consists  of  the  royal 
arms,  but  distinguished  therefrom  by  adding  the 
words  '<  Sigillum  Novae  Angliae  in  America."' 
Below  are  seals  granted  under  the  second  charter 
of  the  Province, — the  first  during  the  reign  of 
George  I,  the  second  about  1728,  under  George  II. 
On  the  accession  of  George  III,  his  name  was 
substituted  for  the  latter.  These  seals  contained 
the  royal  arms,  with  a  motto  pertaining  to  the 
Province. 

Still  lower  down  is  the  seal  adopted  Aug.  5,  1775, 
of  an  "English  American  holding  a  sword  in  the 
right  hand  and  Magna  Charta  in  the  left  hand,  with 
the  words  'Magna  Charta'  imprinted  on  it."  The 
coat-of-arms,  which  Avas  used  from  the  adoption 
of  the  State  constitution  in  1780  until  June  14.  1898, 
is  also   reproduced.     It   is   erroneously  termed   the 


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great  seal.  At  the  left  of  the  Magna  Charta  seal 
is  the  personal  seal  of  Governor  Francis  Bernard, 
1760-69,  and  at  the  right  that  of  Governor  Thomas 
Hutchinson,  1769-74  (acting  governor  the  first  two 
years). 

Under  the  second  charter  all  commissions  to 
officers  in  the  military  service  were  issued  imder 
a  pri^'y  seal,  bearing  the  personal  coat-of-arms 
of  the  governor.  The  seals  were  usually  circular. 
Several  of  these  arms  (the  ai'morial  portion)  are 
shown,  and  in  addition  to  the  dates,  which  appear 
in  the  window,  the  names  of  the  respective  gover- 
nors are  given. 

In  the  left  section  are  the  arms  of  the  follow- 
ing :  — 

Sir  WUliam  Phipps, 1691-94 

William  Stoughton  (lieutenant  governor,  acting 

governor), 1694-99 

Richard  Coote,  Earl  of  Bellomont,        .        .        .  1699-1701 

Joseph  Dudley, 1702-15 

Samuel  Shute 1716-22 

In  the  right  section  :  — 

William  Dummer  (lieutenant  governor,  acting 

governor), 1723-28 

William  Burnet, 1728-29 

Jonathan  Belcher, 1730-41 

William  Shirley, 1741-57 

Thomas  Pownall 1757-60 


The  seals  of  Governors  Bernard  and  Hutchinson 
have  already  been  mentioned. 


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Executive 
Depart- 
ment 


Elxecutive  Department  —  Council  Chamber 
The  executive  department  occupies  the  west  wing, 
third  floor.  All  Ihe  governors  elected  under  the 
constitution  of  Massachusetts,  except  three,  have 
performed  the  duties  of  their  office  in  these  rooms, 
the  administrations  of  Jolin  Hancock,  James  Bow- 
doin  and  Samuel  Adams  having  ended  before  the 
completion  of  the  Bulfinch  State  House.* 

The  visitor  will  enjoy  seeing  in  tliis  depart- 
ment photograjjlis  of  the  governors  and  councils 
of  several  years;  a  portrait  of  Charles  Bulfinch,! 
architect ;  a  state  flag  bearing,  in  the  upper  left 
hand  corner,  the  following  words:  —  "This  flag 
was  sent  to  Iving's  Mountain,  N.C.,  at  the  request 
of  the  committee  on  the  Centennial  Celebration  of 
the  Battle.  After  its  use  there,  it  was  returned 
with  the  inscription  it  bears  below."  In  the  lower 
left  hand  corner  are  the  words:  —  "King's  Moun- 
tain Centennial,  October  7,  1880."  In  addition 
there  is  a  portrait  of  Den3-s  De  Berdt,  f  presented 
to  the  Commonwealth  Jime  7,  1780,  by  Richard 
Cary,  Esq.,  and  the  coat-of-arms  of  the  De  Berdt 
family,  presented  to  (lovernor  John  L.  Bates,  by 
William  E.  Merrill.  Tlie  portrait  originally  hung 
in  the  Council  Chamber  of  the  old  State  House ;   it 

*  During  the  alterations  of  1896  and  1897  the  governor  and 
council  occupied  rooms  Nos.  240-242  in  the  extension,  t  See 
Appendix. 


S6 


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was  brought  to  the  executive  department  in  the 
Bulfinch  State  House,  was  later  removed  to  the  State 
Library  and  now,  under  an  order  of  the  Council 
of  July  16,  1902,  has  been  placed  in  the  execu- 
tive department  again. 

The  Council  Chamber  is  of  the  Corinthian  order. 
The  north  wall  is  ornamented  by  the  eaduceus  and 
caji  of  liberty,  representing  peace  and  freedom ;  the 
east  wall  by  a  golden  star,  representing  Massachu- 
setts,—  one  of  the  thirteen  original  states;  the 
south  wall  by  the  scale  and  sword  of  justice,  em- 
blems of  executive  power ;  the  west  wall  by  the 
arms  of  the  Commonwealth.  Wreaths  of  oak  and 
laurel  complete  the  decorations.  The  walls  and 
ornamentations  of  this  room  are  those  originally 
placed  there  by  Bulfinch. 

Portraits  of  nine  governors,  a  colonial  councillor 
and  a  representative  in  Congress  have  been  ar- 
ranged upon  the  walls  in  the  governor's  depart- 
ment. 


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Passing  through  tlie  ciisl  corridor,  the  visitor 
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by  Doric  columns,  tlie  whole  being  surrounded  by 
Doric  entablatures.  The  four  flat  arches,  united  by 
a  circular  cornice  above,  form  in  the  angles  four 
pendants  to  the  dome.  The  pendants  are  adorned 
with  emblems  of  commerce,  agriculture,  peace  and 
war. 

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State  flags,  the  gilded  eagle  already  mentioned, 
holding  in  its  beak  a  large  scroll  with  the  inscrip- 
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Suspended  from  the  south  wall  are  tvvo  muskets, 

—  a  King's  arm,  cajjtured  from  the  British  by  Capt. 
John  Parker  on  the  morning  of  April  19,  1775,  in 
the  battle  of  Lexington, — being  the  first  firearm 
taken  from  the  enemy  in  the  war  for  inde2)endence, 

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battle,  both  bequeathed  by  Rev.  Theodore  Parker 
(they  were  received  Jan.  26,  1861,  Governor 
Andrew  delivering  an  address .  before  a  joint  con- 
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its  sessions  from  Jan.  11,  1798,  to  Jan.  2,  1895, 
when  new  quarters  were  provided  in  the  extension, 
i'revious  to  1867  there  was  no  galler}'  in  the  front 
or  rear  of  this  hall.  A  balcony  on  each  side,  below 
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Old  Senate  Chamber 
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reception  room),  where  its  meetings  were  held 
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arms  face  the  entrance.  On  the  walls  hang  por- 
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at  tlu!  North  Uridyl;,  ('onctord,  April  I'J,  1775, — 
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of  IJunker  Hill.  June  17,  177o,  by  Thomas  Scott; 
a  Hessian  hat,  sword,  gun  and  drum  captured  at 
the  battle  of  Bennington,  August  16,  1777,  —  pre- 
sented by  Brigadier  General  John  Stark,  —  and  a 
letter  of  acknowledgment  to  General  Stark  by 
Jeremiah  Powell,  President  of  the  Council,  dated 
December  5,  1777 ;  a  drum  captured  from  the 
British  in  the  same  l)attle, — the  gift  of  Robert  L. 
Day  of  Melrose,  January  28,  190-t ;  a  canteen,  Avar 
of  1812 ;  a  key  to  powder  magazine  on  Captain's 
Island,  Cambridge ;  a  drum  *  carried  and  beaten 
by  Henry  J.  White,  a  drummer  in  Company  I. 
6th  Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteer  Infimtry,  on 
their  march  through  Baltimore,  April  19,  1)^61  : 
a  musket  carried  by  Charles  A.  Taylor,  a  private 
in  Company  D  of  the  same  regiment,  who  fell  on 
the  march  of  that  day.  This  musket,  which  had 
been  fired  and  the  ramrod  lost  })robably  in  reload- 
ing, was  found  in  an  adjacent  house  and  given  to 
Wilson  Post  No.  1.  G.  A.  R.,  of  Baltimore,  who 
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Lowell,  April  19,  1881,  the  association  presented 
it  to  the  Commonwealth  through  Governor  John 
D.  Long. 

There  may  also  be  seen  in  this  room  two  flao-s, 
—  a  regimental  flag  which  Gen.  W infield  Scott, 
U.  S.  A.,  gave  to  the  only  Massachusetts  regiment 
that  fought  in  the  Mexican  war  (this  flag  was  one 
of  four  jjresented  to  meritorious  regiments  in  the 
service  of  the  United  States  during  that  war ;  it  is 
green  silk,  embroidered,  with  the  Xational  coat-of- 
arms  in  the  centre,  while  above  are  thirty  stars, 
representing  the  numl^er  of  states  then  in  the  L^nion, 
and  below  are  the  words  :  "  Massachusetts  Volunteer 
Infantiy")  ;  the  other  is  a  United  States  garrison 
flag  which  waved  from  the  flag  staff  at  Gen. 
Ulysses  S.  Grant's  headquarters,  City  Point,  Virginia, 
in  the  Civil  war.  It  was  given  by  General  Grant 
to  his  staff  ofticer,  Col.  Amos  Webster,  in  April, 
1865,  after  the  surrender  of  the  Confederates  at 
Appomattox  Court  House,  and  he  in  turn  presented 
it  to  Roger  Wolcott,  Governor,  through  John  D. 
Long,  Secretary  of  the  Na\'y,  January  26,  1898, 
(the  flag  is  of  bunting  and  is  thirty-six  feet  long) . 

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reading  room  (finished  in  white  mahogany),  where 
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War 
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Senate 


Great 
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Charters 


Thence  to  the  olVu-es  of  the  rrcsiilent  and  ('h;rk. 
In  the  hitter  are  two  crayon  portraits, —  of  Stephen 
N.  Clifford,  Clerk,  1858-April  18,  1886,  presented 
by  Augustus  Marshall  of  Boston,  in  188G,  and  of 
E.  Herbert  Clapp,  Clerk,  1886-88,  the  gift  of  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  G.  Clapp,  in  1898. 


Note.  The  first  General  Court,  which  was  held  under  the 
constitution,  assembled  in  IJoston,  Wednesday,  October  25, 1780. 
It  held  three  sessions  and  was  prorogued  May  19, 1781.  From 
1781  until  1832  the  political  year  commenced  on  the  last 
Wednesday  in  May.  In  1832  the  constitution  was  amended 
so  that  the  political  year  should  begin  the  first  Wednesday  in 
January. 


Department  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth 

Still  farther  on,  in  the  main  ofBce  of  the  Secretary 
of  the  Commonwealth,  is  the  great  seal.  In  his 
private  office  is  the  official  representation  of  the 
coat-of-arms,  as  drawn  and  emblazoned  imder  the 
direction  of  the  Secretary,  William  M.  Olin,  and 
adopted  by  the  Legislature  June  14,  1898.  There 
are  also  here,  safely  encased  in  asbestos  boxes,  the 
Colony  charter  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  issued  by 
Charles  I,  1628;  the  Province  charter,  by  William 
and  Mary,  1692;  explanatory  charter,  by  George 
II;  the  original  constitution  of  the  Commonwealth 
and  an  attested  copy,  made  in  1894,  under  Resolve 
No.  58  of  that  year,  the  original  having  become 
illegible  in  parts. 


THE    STATE     HOUSE 


In  the  archives  division,  fourth  floor,  are  all  the 
executive  and  legislative  records  of  Massachusetts. 
Of  especial  interest  are  the  military  records  of  the 
Narragansett  war,  the  French  and  Indian  campaigns, 
the  muster  and  pay  rolls  of  the  Revolution.  There 
is  now  a  complete  record-index  from  1710  to  1783, 
covering  the  years  of  the  French  and  Indian  and 
Revolutionary  wars.  Here  are  also  preserved  the 
records  of  the  Governor  and  Company  of  'Neyv 
England,  Avhich  later  became  the  records  of  the 
General  Court ;  the  original  parchment  treaties  made 
with  the  tribes  of  eastern  Indians ;  the  original 
depositions  and  examinations  of  persons  accused  of 
witchcraft ;  manuscript  letters  and  papers  of  the 
revolutionar}'  period ;  maps  and  plans  of  early 
grants  of  townships  and  to  individuals  by  the  Pro- 
vince and  Commonwealth ;  the  State  surveys  of 
1794  and  1830. 


Archives 


State  Library  —  The  Bradford  History 

The  State  Library  will  be  fomid  at  the  extreme 
north.  It  has  a  collection  of  about  125,000  volumes, 
including  statutes  of  nearly  all  the  countries  of  the 
world,  and,  with  the  exception  of  New  York,  is 
the  largest  State  reference  libraiy  in  the  United 
States.  Here  is  the  "History  of  Plimoth  Planta- 
tion,'' by  Governor  William  Bradford,  returned  to 
the  Commonwealth  from  the  library  of  the  Consis- 


State 
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Bradford 
History 


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torial  and  Episcopal  Court  of  London,  by  the  I>ord 
Hislioj)  of  London,  through  the  efforts  of  George 
F.  Hoar,  United  States  Senator,  and  Thomas  F. 
Bayard,  Ambassador  at  the  Court  of  St.  James, 
and  received  in  behalf  of  the  Commonwealth  by 
His  Excellency  Roger  Wolcott,  Governor,  May  26, 
1897 ;  also  a  portrait  of  Charles  Sumner,  United 
States  Senator,  by  Henry  Ulke,  —  presented  to  the 
Commonwealth  in  1884:  by  James  Wormley  of 
Washington,  D.  C.  In  the  skylight  forming  a  por- 
tion of  the  ceiling  of  the  reading  room  are  the 
memorable  dates,  1620,   1775,   1861. 

House  of  Representatives  —  The  Codfish 
Leaving  the  librarj^  and  passing  into  the  west 
corridor,  the  visitor  enters  the  reading  and  writing 
rooms  and  post-office  connected  with  the  House  of 
Representatives.  Beyond  are  the  ladies'  reception 
room  and  Representatives'  chamber,  both  finished 
in  white  mahogany.  The  entire  wall  of  the  House, 
from  floor  to  gallery,  is  panelled.  The  gallery  is 
surmounted  by  ten  Corinthian  columns,  and  above 
is  the  beautiful  coved  ceiling.*  The  coat-of-arms 
and  names  of  the  counties  are  wrought  in  the  glass : 
upon  the  frieze  are  the  names  of  fift^--one  noted 
men :  — 


*  Frescoes  by  Frank  Hill  Smith. 


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John  Carver  and  William  Bradford,  the  first  two  gov- 
ernors of  Plymouth  Colony. 

John  Endecott  and  John  Winthrop,  the  first  two  gov- 
ernors of  Massachusetts  Colony. 

Sir  Henry  Vane,  governor  of  Massachusetts  Colony  in 
1636 ;  heheaded  in  England  in  1662  for  his  devotion  to 
liberty. 

Timothy  Pickering,  adjutant-general  and  quarter-master- 
general  on  the  staff  of  General  "Washington,  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war ;  later  postmaster-general,  secretary  of  war  and 
secretary  of  state  in  Washington's  cabinet,  also  senator 
from  Massachusetts. 

Henry  Knox,  major-general  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and 
secretary  of  war  in  Washington's  cabinet. 

Benjamin  Lincoln,  major-general  in  the  Revolutionary 
war. 

John  Adams,  revolutionary  statesman ;  first  vice-presi- 
dent and  second  president  of  the  United  States. 

Nathan  Dane,  member  of  the  Continental  Congress  of 
1785-87,  and  author  of  the  ordinance  of  1787  which  pro- 
hibited slavery  in  the  territories  west  of  the  Ohio  River. 

Josiah  Quincy,  statesman  and  president  of  Harvard 
College. 

John  Quincy  Adams,  statesman  and  sixth  president  of 
United  States. 

Daniel  Webster  and  Charles  Sumner,  statesmen  and 
senators  from  Massachusetts. 

Henry  Wilson,  statesman,  senator  and  vice-president  of 
the  United  States. 

John  A.  Andrew,  governor  of  Massachusetts  during  the 
Civil  war. 

Rufus  Choate,  orator  and  senator  from  Massachusetts. 

Theophilus  Parsons  and  Lemuel  Shaw,  chief  justices  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Massachusetts. 

Joseph  Story,  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States. 

Edward  Everett,  statesman,  orator.  United  States  senator 
and  governor  of  Massachusetts. 

Wendell  Phillips  and  William  Lloyd  Garrison,  anti- 
slavery  orators. 


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Horace  Mann,  educator. 

Samuel  G.  IIo\v<(,  educator  of  the  blind. 

Charles  Allen,  member  of  Congre.ss,  and  chief  ju.stice  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  Massachusetts. 

Charles  Devens,  major-general  in  the  Civil  war,  attorney- 
general  of  the  United  States  and  justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Massachusetts. 

William  F.  Bartlett,  major-general  in  the  Civil  war. 

Rufus  Putnam,  brigadier  general  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  and  founder  of  the  Marietta  Colony  in  Ohio. 

Benjamin  Franklin,  revolutionary  patriot  and  scientist. 

Nathaniel  Bowditch  and  Benjamin  Peirce,  mathemati- 
cians. 

Louis  Agassiz,  naturalist. 

William  T.  G.  Morton,  discoverer  of  the  anaesthetic 
property  in  ether. 

Charles  Bulfinch,  architect. 

Samuel  F.  B.  Morse,  inventor  of  the  electric  telegraph. 

Alexander  Graham  Bell,  inventor  of  the  telephone. 

George  Bancroft,  William  H.  Prescott,  J.  Lothrop  Mot- 
ley and  Francis  Parkman,  historians. 

Ralph  Waldo  Emerson,  poet  and  prose  writer.  Nathaniel 
Hawthorne,  author.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  poet  and 
prose  writer.  William  Cullen  Bryant  and  Henry  W. 
Longfellow,  poets.  James  Russell  Lowell,  poet  and  prose 
writer.    John  Greenleaf  Whittier,  poet. 

John  Singleton  Copley,  artist  of  ante-revolutionary 
period. 

William  M.  Hunt,  artist. 

Jonathan  Edwards,  William  Ellery  Channiug  and  Phil- 
lips Brooks,  preachers. 


All  the  foregoing  were  sons  of  Massachusetts, 
either  by  birth  or  adoption. 

The  Xational  and  State  colors  are  gracefully 
draped  over  the  Speaker's  chair;  at  the  right  i.'^ 
the  United  States  shield ;  at  the  left,  the  State  coat- 


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of-arms.       Ojjposite    the    desk,    between    the    two 
central  columns,  is  suspended  the  historic 


Codfish 

Wednesday,  March  17,  1784,  Mr.  John  Rowe 
"  moved  the  House  that  leave  might  be  given  to 
hang  up  the  representation  of  a  Cod  Fish  in  the 
room  where  the  House  sit,  as  a  memorial  of  the 
importance  of  the  Cod  Fishery  to  the  welfare  of 
this  Commonwealth  as  had  been  usual  formerly." 
Possibly  an  emblem  himg  in  the  old  State,  or 
Town,  House,  but  as  this  structure  was  burned 
Dec.  9,  1747,  the  codfish  doubtless  was  destroyed. 
The  State  House,  in  State  Street,  was  erected  in 
1748,  and  although  it  is  not  known  when  the  cod- 
fish was  restoi'ed,  in  a  bill  of  1773,  presented  by 
Thomas  Crafts,  Jr.,  to  the  Province  of  Massachu- 
setts Bay,  the  following  item  appears,  —  "To 
painting  Codfish     ...     15  shillings."' 

As  moved  by  Mr.  RoAve,  the  emblem  was  sus- 
pended in  the  House,  remaining  there  until  trans- 
ferred to  the  new  State  House,  with  the  archives, 
in  1798,  and  suspended  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. March  7,  1895,  it  was  ordered  "that 
the  Sergeant-at-Arms  be  and  is  hereby  directed 
to  cause  the  immediate  removal  of  the  ancient 
representation  of  a  codfish  from  its  present  position 
in  the  chamber  recently  vacated  by  the  House,  and 


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Codfish  to    cause    it   to   be    suspentlfd    in    a    suitaljle    placf; 

over  the  Speaker's  ehair  in  tiie  new  chamber.'" 
A  committee  of  fifteen,  iiinlcr  the  escort  of  John 
G.  B.  Adams,  Sergeant -at-Arni.s,  proceeded  to  tiie 
old  chamber,  when  the  emblem  was  lowered, 
wrapped  in  an  American  flag,  and  borne  to  the 
House  of  Representatives  by  four  messengers.  It 
was  painted  by  Walter  M.  Brackett,  and  April 
29,  1895,  was  ordered  to  be  hung  opposite  the 
Speaker's  chair.      This  was  accomplished  May  6. 

The  portrait  of  Henry  H.  Childs,*  lieutenant 
governor  1843,  by  Moses  Wight,  in  the  clerk's 
office,  committee  on  rules,  was  presented  to  the 
Commonwealth  by  Henry  C.  Mernan,  Aug.  30, 
1901. 

Leading  from  the  west  corridor,  beyond  tlie 
House,  are  the  offices  of  the  Speaker  and  Clerk. 
In  the  private  room  of  the  former  are  photo- 
graphs of  the  gentlemen  who  have  filled  the 
Speakers  chair  since  1780,  and  the  list  will  be 
found  on  pages  79  and  80. 


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The  memorial  to  Ex-Governor  Roger  Wolcott, 
now  being  completed  by  the  sculptor,  Daniel 
Chester  French,  is  to  be  located  in  the  arch  on  the 
third  floor,  opposite  the  main  staircase.  It  will 
"consist  chiefly  of  a  portrait  statue  of  heroic  size, 
representing  Governor  "Wolcott  seated  in  the  Gov- 
ernor's chair.  The  statue  will  be  mounted  upon  a 
low  pedestal  of  veined  white  marble,  against  a 
mosaic  or  colored  marble  background,  with  a  suit- 
able inscription  in  bronze  letters,  and  flanked  on 
either  side  by  pilasters  upon  the  front  of  which 
will  be  sculptured,  in  white  marble,  figures  repre- 
senting the  soldier  and  sailor  of  the  Spanish  war." 

The  corridors  between  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives and  department  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Commonwealth  are  lighted  mainly  from  a  stained- 
glass  window.  In  the  arched  panels  of  the  ceiling* 
appear  the  names  of  John  Hancock,  Samuel  Adams, 
Joseph  "Warren  and  James  Otis,  patriot  leaders  in 
the  Revolution.  These  panels  are  also  adorned 
with  emblems  of  education,  science,  commerce, 
agriculture,   machinery,  peace  and  war. 


Wolcott 


In  General 

The  first  Sergeant-at-Arms  was  appointed  in 
183.5.  Previous  to  that  time  the  duties  were  per- 
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In  General 


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been  broken,  as  the  followini^-  list  will  show:  — 

1644-51, 

Samuel  Greene,  Doorkeeper. 

1651-59, 

Edward  Micheson,  Messenger. 

1659-93, 

John  Marshall,  Messenger. 

1693-1713,     . 

James  Maxwell,  Doorkeeper  and  Messenger. 

1713-15, 

Samuel  Maxwell,  Doorkeeper. 

1715-26, 

John  Flagg,  Doorkeeper, 

1726-48, 

Richard  Hubbard,  Doorkeeper. 

1748-50, 

Abraham  Belknap,  Doorkeeper. 

1750-86, 

William  Baker,  Doorkeeper  and  Messenger. 

1774-78, 

(I'rovincial    Congress),    Jeremiah    Hunt,    Door- 
keeper. 

1774,     . 

(At  Cambridge)  (Provincial  Congress),  "  Mr.  Dar- 
ling," Doorkeeper. 

1786-1835,     . 

Jacob  Kuhn,*  Messenger. 

1835-59, 

Benjamin  Stevens,  Sergeant-at-Arms. 

1859-75, 

John  Morissey,  Sergeant-at-Arms. 

1875-86, 

Oreb  F.  Mitchell,  Sergeant-at-Arms. 

1886-1900,     . 

(October  19),  John  G.  B.  Adams,*  Sergeant-at- 
Arms. 

1900,      . 

(October  24)-1901  (January  2),  Charles  G.  Davis, 

Acting  Sergeant-at-Arms. 

1901-1904,     . 

Charles  G.  Davis,  Sergeant-at-Arms. 

1904—  . 

David  T.  Remington,  Sergeant-at-Arms. 

The    pay   of    Samuel    Greene   was    "2s   p   day. 

with    diett    &    lodginge."      Greene    and     Edward 

]\Iicheson 

served    under    the    Massachusetts    Bay 

Company, 

when   the   Court   met   in   the   old   First 

Church    on    "Washington     Street ;     John    Marsliall 

served  under  the  Province,   and   was   custodian   of 

the    first 

Pown   House  (built    1657)  ;    James  ^lax- 

well    and 

Ivichard   Hubbard   were   messengers    re- 

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spectively  when  the  first  and  second  Town  Houses 
were  burned  (1711  and  1747)  ;  Abraham  Belknap 
became  custodian  of  the  present  "  old  State  House  "  * 
(Iniilt  1748)  ;  William  Baker  was  evidently  cus- 
todian of  the  building  during  the  siege  of  Boston ; 
Jacob  Kuhn  served  in  the  State  Street  building,  as 
well  as  the  Bulfinch  State  House. 

March  2,  1798,  the  agents  were  directed  to  build 
a  house  for  the  Messenger.  It  was  situated  on  the 
easterly  side  of  Hancock  Street,  No.  46,  not  far 
below  the  present  Hancock  Street  entrance  of  the 
State  House,  and  Mr.  Kulin  lived  in  it  for  many 
years.  Benjamin  Stevens  also  resided  there  until 
1848,  but  tlie  property  having  been  sold  the  pre- 
vious year  to  the  water  commissioners  of  the 
city  of  Boston,  the  Commonwealth  purchased  the 
estate  No.  12  Hancock  Street,  under  a  resolve  of 
April  13,  1847,  and  this  was  kept  as  the  residence 
of  the  Sergeant-at-Arms  until  ordered  sold,  April 
G,   1859. 

Portraits  of  the  five  oflicers  who  served  from 
1786  to  1900  may  be  found  in  the  Sergeant-at- 
Arms'  depaitment.  The  crayon  of  Benjamin 
Stevens  was  given  by  Charles  Edwaixl  Stevens, 
and  the  oil  paintmg  of  John  G.  B.  Adams,  Darius 


In  General 


*  The  old  State  House  was  built  within  the  walls  of  its  pre- 
decessor, erected  iu  1713,  and  ou  the  site  of  the  Town  House  of 
1G57. 


S3 


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In  General  C()\)\),    artist,    was    presented    by    the    Sergeant-at- 

Arins'  appointees.  May  6,   1901. 

Those  wlio  are  interested  in  heating  and  lighting 
sliould  visit  tlie  engine  and  dynamo  rooms.  A  few 
words  only  are  necessary  to  show  the  progress  in 
tliis  department.  Tliere  were  tire-ijlaces  originally 
in  the  Bulfincli  l)uilding,  wood  being  used  entirely 
for  fuel.  Later  on  came  stoves  and  open  grates, 
then  hot-air  furnaces.  A  hot-water  heating  appara- 
tus was  installed  in  the  Bryant  addition,  and  went 
into  operation  in  January,  1855 ;  but  it  was  not 
until  the  alterations  of  1 867-08  that  the  entire 
State  House  was  heated  by  steam.  Doric  Hall,  the 
House  of  Representatives  and  certain  passageways 
were  first  lighted  by  gas  in  1849 ;  the  Senate,  in 
1851.  The  House  was  wired  for  electricity  in  1883 ; 
the  Senate,  a  few  years  later;  and  when  the  ex- 
tension was  built,  an  electric  plant,  with  9,500 
incandescent  lights,  was  installed.  In  1902  a  coal 
pocket  was  built  under  the  park.  It  is  106'  long, 
76'  wide,  19'  6"  high  at  the  centre.  Basing  the 
cubic  contents  of  a  ton  of  coal  at  32  cubic  feet, 
the  pocket  will  contain  4500  tons. 

The  remaining  portions  of  the  building  are  de- 
voted to  departments  and  committee  rooms.  In 
one  of  the  latter  —  Senate  judiciary,  Xo.  429, — is 
a  skvlio-ht  on  which  have  been  painted  the  names 
of  Adams,  Pickering,  Webster,  Cabot,  Strong,  Bates, 


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Davis,  Silsbee,  Otis,  Varnum,  Mason,  Hoar,  Lodge, 
Dawes,  Foster,  Dexter,  Rockwell,  Everett,  Sumner, 
Wilson,  Boutwell,  Gootllme,  Washburn,  Sedg^vick, 
Rantoul,  Winthrop,  Choate,  Dalton,  Mills,  Mellen, 
Ashmun,  Gore,  Lloyd,  —  L'nited  States  senators 
from  Massachusetts.  The  door  of  this  room  con- 
tains glass  panels  with  2)aintings  of  the  "  May- 
Hower,  Plymouth,  December  XXI,  MDCXX"  and 
•'Arbella,   Salem,  June  XH,  MDCXXX." 

Frederick  P.  Vinton  has  the  contract  for  painting 
the  portrait  of  Ex-Governor  W.  ^Murray  Crane;  the 
contract  for  the  portrait  of  Ex-Governor  John  L. 
Bates  has  not  yet  been  awarded. 


In  General 


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APPENDIX 


Appendix         JOHN  G.  B.  ADAMS 

Captain  Xinetccntli  Regiment  ^Massachusetts 
Volunteer  Infantry,  Civil  war;  Messenger  to 
Electoi-al  College,  1868;  insi)ector,  Boston  Cus- 
tom House,  1877-78;  postmaster  at  Lynn,  1878 
—  Dee.  lo,  1884,  (resigned)  ;  deputy  super- 
intendent Massaeliusetts  Keformatory,  1885 ; 
sergeant-at-arms  Massachusetts  Legislature, 
1886-Oct.  19,  1900;  commander-in-chief  G.  A. 
K.,  1893-94. 

SAMUEL  ADAMS 

Clerk  House  of  Representatives ;  Colonial  Leg- 
islature, 1765-74  ;  First  and  Second  Continental 
Congress  ;  signer  Declaration  of  Independence  ; 
assisted  in  framing  State  Constitution,  1780; 
jjresident  Senate,  1781-86,  1787-88;  Council; 
Massachusetts  Ratifying  Convention,  1788:  lieu- 
tenant governor,   1789-94;    governor,  1794-97. 

OLIVER  AMES 

Senate,  1880 :  lieutenant  governor,  1883-87 ; 
governor,  1887-90. 

JOHN  A.  ANDREW 

House  of  liei)resentatives,  1858;  Republican 
National  Convention.  1860;  "war  governor"" 
of  Massachusetts,  1S61-66. 


NATHANIEL  P.  BANKS 

House    of    Representatives,    1849-52: 
1851,  52;  Senate,  1874 


peaker. 
chairman  State  Cousti- 


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tutional  Convention,  1853 ;  Congress,  1853-57, 
1805-73,  1875-77,  1889-91 ;  siJeaker  iS^alional 
House  of  ReiH-esentatives,  1855-57  ;  governor, 
1858-61 ;  major-general.  Civil  war;  U.  S.  mar- 
shal, 1879-88  :  presidential  elector,  1892. 


Appendix 


WILLIAM  FRANCIS  BARTLETT 

Captain  Twentieth  Massachusetts  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, Civil  war,  1861 ;  colonel  Forty-ninth 
Infantry,  1862  ;  colonel.  Fifty-seventh  Infantiy, 
1863 ;  brigadier  general,  1864 ;  brevet  major- 
general,  1865. 

GEORGE  S.  BOUTWELL 

House  of  Eepresentatives,  1842-44,  1847-50; 
bank  commissioner,  1849-50;  governor,  1851- 
53  ;  State  Constitutional  Convention,  1853  ;  Re- 
publican Xational  Convention,  1860;  secretary 
Board  of  Education,  1855-61;  commissioner  in- 
ternal revenue,  1862,  63;  Congress,  1863-69; 
secretaiy  of  treasury,  1869-73 ;  U.  S.  Senate, 
1873-77  ;  Codified  Statutes  at  large,  1877  ;  coun- 
sel for  L'nited  States  before  French  and  Ameri- 
can Claims  Commission,  1880. 

JAMES  BOWDOIN 

General  Court,  1753-56,  1769  ;  Council,  1756, 
1769,  1770-74;  president  Provisional  Coimcil, 
1775 ;  presided  over  State  Constitutional  Con- 
vention, 1779;  governor,  1785-87;  Massachu- 
setts Ratifying  Convention,  1788. 


JOHN  Q.  A.  BRACKETT 

Boston  Common  Council,  1873-76,  president, 
1876;  judge  advocate  general,  First  Brigade 
M.V.M.,  1874;  House  of  Representatives,  1877- 
81,  1884-86 :  speaker,  1885,  86;  lieutenant 
governor,  1887-90 ;  governor,  1890. 


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Appendix         SIMON   BRADSTREET 

As.si>l:iiit  jiulu^i'  lirst  court  in  the  Colony,  1G30; 
iiji^t'iit  jiiul  .secretary  of  Massacliusetts ;  gover- 
nor's assistant  and  conniiis.sioncr  to  the  United 
Colonies,  lO/iO;  a^^ent  for  Colonics  in  England, 
l(i()2 ;  deputy  governor,  1678-79;  governor, 
1679-86;  1689-92. 

GEORGE  N.  BRIGGS 

Uegisdar  of  deeds,  1824-31 ;  Congress,  1831- 
43;  governor,  1844-51;  State  Constitutional 
Convention,  1863;  justice  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,    1853-59. 

JOHN  BROOKS 

( 'olonel  in  Revolutionary  army  ;  major-general 
Massachusetts  Militia ;  House  of  Representa- 
tives;  Massachusetts  Ratifying  Convention, 
1788 ;  Senate ;  Council ;  marshal  and  inspector 
of  revenue,  1795;  adjutant-general,  1812-15; 
governor,  1816-23. 

CHARLES  BULFINCH 

Akciiitect.  Designed  the  State  House,  City 
Hall,  Faneuil  Hall  and  other  buildings  in  Boston. 
In  1817  went  to  AVashington,  I).  C.  where  he 
drew  plans  and  superintended  the  consti'uction 
of  the  National  Capitol. 

ALEXANDER  H.  BULLOCK 

House  of  Representatives,  1845-48,  1861-65; 
speaker,  1862-65  ;  Senate,  1849  ;  commissioner 
of  insolvency,  1853-56 ;  judge  of  insolvency. 
1856-58;  mayor  of  Worcester,  1859  ;  governor, 
1866-69. 


ANSON   BURLINGAME 

Senate,  1852;  member  of  convention  for  revising 
State  Constitution,  1853:  Representative  in  Con- 
gress,   1855-61;    minister   to   Cliina,    1861-67, 


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when  he  framed  articles  supplementary  to  the 
treaty  of  1858,  which  was  China's  first  formal 
recognition  of  international  law,  and  was  known 
as  the  Burlingame  treaty  ;  concluded  in  behalf  of 
China,  treaties  with  United  States,  England, 
Sweden,  Prussia,  Holland,  Denmark. 

WILLIAM  BURNET 

Governor  of  New  York  and  New  Jersey,  1720- 
28;  governor  of  Massachusetts,  1728-29;  chosen 
governor  of  New  Ilamijshire,  1730. 

BENJAMIN  F.  BUTLER 

House  of  Representatives,  1853;  Senate,  1859; 
delegate  to  Democratic  National  Convention, 
1860  ;  major-general  in  the  Civil  war ;  member 
of  Congress,  1867-75,  1877-79  ;  governor,  1883. 

HENRY  H.  CHILDS 

House  of  Representatives,  1816  and  1827  ;  State 
Constitutional  Convention,  1820  ;  lieutenant  gov- 
ernor, 1843. 

WILLIAM  CLAFLIN 

House  of  Representatives,  1849-53 ;  Senate, 
1860,  61 ;  president  of  Senate,  1861 ;  Republican 
National  Executive  Committee,  1864-72;  chair- 
man, 1868-72;  lieutenant  governor,  1866-69, 
governor,  1869-72;  Congress,  1877-81. 

JOHN  H.  CLIFFORD 

House  of  Representatives,  1835  ;  district  attorney, 
1839-49 ;  Senate,  1845 ;  attorney-general,  1849- 
63,  1854-58 ;  governor,  1853 ;  president  Sen- 
ate, 1862. 

DAVID  COBB 

Provincial  Congress,  1775  ;  officer  of  continental 
army ;    brevet  brigadier  general,    1783 ;    judge 


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Appendix  f'ourt     of    ( 'oiiuiioii     I'Ica-,     17H4-!)(>:     spoakor 

House  of  Ue])resentativ<!s,  \lH'J-[yA;  Con^es.s, 
1793-95;  Senate,  eastern  district  of  Maine; 
president  Senate,  1801-05  ;  eliief  justice  Hancock 
('ounty  (Main<!)  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  1803- 
09;  lieutenant  governor,  1S09-10;  Hoard  of 
Military  Defence,  1812;  Council,  1808-10, 
1812-18. 

JOHN  DAVIS 

Conuress,  1825-34;  governor,  1834-35,  1841, 
42;'U.  S.  Senate,  1835-41,  1845-53. 

DENYS  DE  BERDT 

A  merchant  of  London  engaged  in  American 
trade ;  agent  for  the  colonies  of  Massachusetts 
and  Delaware  at  the  court  of  Creat  Britain 
during  the  passage  and  repeal  of  the  Stamp  Act. 

CHARLES  DEVENS 

Senate.  I.s4s.  49;  V.  S.  marshal,  1S49-53  ;  brig- 
adier general  and  brevet  major-general  in  Civil 
war;  IJ.  S.  attorney-general,  1877-81;  justice 
Supreme  Judicial  Court,  1873-77,  1881-91. 

REV.  EDMUND  DOWSE 

Senate,  1S()9.  70;  c-liaplain  of  Senate,  1880-.Tan- 
uary  14,  1904. 

JOSEPH  DUDLEY 

Deputy,  1673-75;  commissioner  to  treat  with 
Narragansett  Indians,  1675;  assistant.  1676-85; 
agent  in  P^ngland.  1682 :  i)resident  of  Colony, 
May  25-Dec.  20.  1686  ;  Council,  1686  ;  appointed 
chief  justice  Massachusetts  Suiterior  Coui-t.  16s7  : 
chief  justice  of  New  York,  1690-93;  governor. 
1702-15. 

WILLIAM  DUMMER 

Lieutenant  governor,  1716-30;  acting  governor, 
1722-28,  1729-30;  Council,  1738-39." 


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JOHN  ENDECOTT 

Governor,  1629-30,  1644-45,  1649-50,  1651-54, 
1655-65;  Court  of  Assistants,  1630-34;  con- 
ducted exiiedition  against  Pequot  Indians,  1636  ; 
deputy  governor,  1641-44,  1650-51,  1654-55; 
major-general  colonial  troops,  1645. 

WILLIAM  EUSTIS 

Revolutionaiy  army ;  with  expedition  against 
insurgents  in  Shay's  rebellion,  1786-87 ;  House 
of  Representatives,  1788-94 ;  Council,  two 
years;  Congress,  1801-05,  1820-23;  secretaiy 
of  war,  1809-12;  U.  S.  minister  to  Holland, 
1815-18;  governor,  1823-25. 

EDWARD  EVERETT 

Congress,  1825-35  ;  governor,  1836-40  ;  minister 
to  England,  1841-45 ;  U.  S.  secretary  of  state, 
1852-53 ;  U.  S.  Senate,  1853-54. 

BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN 

Chosen  clerk  of  Pennsylvania  Assembly  in  1736 
and  postmaster  of  Philadelphia  in  1737  ;  post- 
master-general, 1753-54 ;  colonial  agent  of 
Pennsylvania  in  England,  1757-62,  1764-75 ; 
speaker  of  assembly ;  agent  for  New  Jersey, 
Georgia  and  Massacliusetts  in  Great  Britain ; 
Continental  Congress,  1775-76 ;,  president  of 
Pennsjdvania  Constitutional  Convention,  1776 ; 
one  of  committee  of  live  to  frame  Declaration  of 
Independence ;  envoy  from  colonies  to  France, 
1776  ;  with  Arthur  Lee  and  Silas  Deane  con- 
cluded treat}'  with  France,  signed  Feb.  6,  1778; 
commissioned  Febi'uary,  1779,  first  U.  S.  minister 
plenipotentiary  at  the  French  court;  with  John 
Adams  and  John  Jay  concluded  with  England 
the  treaty  of  Paris,  Sept.  3,  1783  ;  Council  of 
Pennsj'lvania,  1785  ;  president  of  Penns3'l<'ania, 
1786-87 ;  Federal  Constitutional  Convention, 
May,  1787. 

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Appendix  THOMAS  GAGE 

(iovernor  of  iMontroal,  1760;  coninianrlfr-in- 
cliief  of  Hritish  forces  in  North  America,  176:5- 
72,  1775;  governor,  1774;  returned  to  England 
in  1775;  general,  1783. 

HENRY  J.  GARDNER 

Boston  Common  Council,  1850-54;  House  of 
Representatives,  1851,  52;  State  Constitutional 
Convention,  1853;  governor,  1855-58. 

WILLIAM  GASTON 

City  solicitor  of  Roxlniry  five  years;  mayor, 
1861-62;  mayor  of  Boston,  1871-72;  House  of 
Representatives,  1853,  54,  1856 ;  Senate,  1868 ; 
governor,  1875. 

ELBRIDGE  GERRY 

Assembly  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  1773;  Provin- 
cial Congress,  1775 ;  Continental  Congress, 
1777-80,  1783-85 ;  House  of  Representatives, 
178b;  U.  S.  Constitutional  Convention,  1787; 
Congress,  1789-93;  commissioner  to  France, 
1797-98;  governor,  1810-12;  vice-president 
U.  S.,  1813-14. 

CHRISTOPHER  GORE 

^Massachusetts  Ratifying  Convention,  1788  ;  U.  S. 
district  attorney,  1789-96;  commissioner  to 
settle  American  spoliation  claims  against  Eng- 
land, 1796-1804;  charge  d'affaires.  1803-04; 
governor,  1809-10;  U.  S.  Senate,  1813-16; 
presidential  elector,  1817. 

FREDERIC  T.  GREENHALGE 

Lowell  Common  Council,  1868,  69;  school 
committee,  1871-73  ;  justice  police  court,  1874- 
84 ;  commissioner  of  insolvency  and  mayor, 
1880-81;  city  solicitor,  1888:  House  of  Rejpre- 
sentatives,  1885  ;  Congress,  1889-91 ;  governor, 
1894-Marcli  5,  1896. 


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JOHN   HANCOCK 

Selectman  of  Boston ;  General  Assembly  of 
Province,  1766  ;  Council ;  president  Provincial 
Congress,  1774-75 ;  and  of  Continental  Con- 
gress, 1775-77  ;  first  signer  of  Declaration  of 
Independence ;  major-general  Massachusetts 
militia,  1776 ;  president  State  Constitutional 
Convention,  1780 ;  of  Massachusetts  Ratifjnng 
Convention,  1788 ;  first  governor  of  Massachu- 
setts under  the  State  Constitution,  1780-85  ;  also 
1787-93. 


Appendix 


JOSEPH  HOOKER 

Captain  First  U.  S.  Artillery,  1842 ;  Mexican 
war;  brevet  captain,  1846;  brevet  major  and 
brevet  lieutenant-colonel,  1847  ;  brigadier  gen- 
eral U.  S.  Volunteers,  1861,  and  major-general. 
May  5,  1862;  brigadier  general  U.  S.  Army, 
Sept.  20,  1862  ;  commander  Army  of  the  Potomac, 
1863  ;  brevet  major-general  U.  S.  Army,  1865  ; 
mustered  out  as  major-general  U.  S.  Volunteers, 
1866  ;  retired  as  major-general  U.  S.  Army,  1868. 

THOMAS  HUTCHINSON 

Selectman  of  Boston,  1737 ;  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, 1737-38,  1740-49 ;  speaker,  1746- 
48 ;  commissioner  to  adjust  boundaiy  between 
Massachusetts  and  New  Hampshire,  1740;  to 
treat  with  Indians  at  Casco  Bay,  1749  ;  Covmcil, 
1749  ;  justice  Court  of  Common  Pleas ;  commis- 
sioner to  Albany  Congress,  1754;  lieuten- 
ant governor,  1758-71  ;  acting  governor,  1760, 
1769-71  ;  chief  justice  Superior  Court  of  Judi- 
cature, 1761-69;  governor,  1771-74. 

JACOB  KUHN 

Assistant  messenger  to  the  General  Court, 
1781-86;  messenger,  1786-1835;  elected  mes- 
senger of  convention  that  ratified  Federal  Con- 
stitution, Jan.  9,  1788. 


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Appendix         MARQUIS  DE  LAFAYETTE  (MARIE  JEAN  PALL 
ROCH  IVES  GILBERT  MOTIER) 

Esjjoused  causc!  of  AnuTii-ans  at  outbreak  of 
Revolution  ;  ai^poiutcd  inajor-jreneral  in  Conti- 
nental army,  July  31,  1777. 

JOHN   LEVERETT 

With  expedition  ao;ainst  Xarrao;ansetts ;  deputy 

in    (General  Court,    1651-53,    1663-05;    speaker 

portion  of  tlie  time ;   colonial  agent  in  Kn<j:land, 

1655-62;     Council,      1665-71;     major-general 

militia,     1063-73;    deputy    governor, 

acting    governor,    1672;     governor, 

justice  Superior  Court  of  Judicature, 


colonial 
1671-73: 
1673-79 
1702-08. 


ABRAHAM  LINCOLN 

Appointed  postmaster  of  New  Salem,  111.,  1833  : 
House  of  Representatives,  183-1-35  ;  elector  on 
Whig  ticket  when  (ien.  AVilliam  Henry  Harri- 
son was  candidate  for  president ;  Congress, 
1846,  serving  one  term ;  sixteenth  president 
U.  S.,  1861-April  15,  1865. 

LEVI  LINCOLN 

A  representative  eight  j^ears,  between  1812  and 
1822 ;  speaker,  1822-23  ;  Convention  to  revise 
State  Constitution,  1820 ;  lieutenant  governor, 
1823-24;  justice  Supreme  Judicial  Court, 
1824-25 :  governor,  1825-34;  Congress,  1836- 
41;  collector  port  of  Boston,  1841-43;  Senate, 
1844,  45  ;  president  Senate,  1845  ;  presided  over 
Electoral  College,  1848;  elector  also,  1823,  1864. 

JOHN   D.  LONG 

House  of  Representatives,  1875-78 ;  speaker. 
1876,  77,  78;  lieutenant  governor,  1879;  gov- 
ernor, 1880-83  ;  Congress,  1883-S9  ;  secretiiiy 
of  the  navy,  1897-Mtu-  1,  1902  (resigned). 


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HORACE  MANN 

House  of  Representatives,  1827-33 ;  Senate, 
1833-37 ;  president  Senate,  183G,  37 ;  seere- 
taiy  Board  of  Education,  1837-48 ;  Congress, 
1848-53. 


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MARCUS  MORTON 

Clerk  Senate,  1811-12;  Congress,  1817-21; 
Council,  1823;  lieutenant  governor,  1824-25 
(acting  governor)  ;  justice  Supreme  Judicial 
Court,  1825-40  ;  governor,  1840,  1843  ;  collector 
poi't  of  Boston,  1845-48 ;  State  Constitutional 
Convention,  1853 ;  House  of  Representatives, 
1858. 

BENJAMIN  T.  PICKMAN 

House  of  Rejjresentatives,  1829-30 ;  Senate, 
1831-35;  president  Senate,  1833-35. 

ROBERT  RANTOUL,  Jr. 

House  of  Representatives,  1835-38;  Board  of 
Education,  1837  ;  U.  S.  district  attorney,  1845- 
49;  U.  S.  Senate,  1851;  Congress,  1851-52. 

ALEXANDER  H.  RICE 

President  Boston  Common  Council ;  ma3'or 
Boston,  1855-56  ;  Congress,  1859-67  ;  Philadel- 
phia "Loyalists"  Convention,  1868;  Republi- 
can National  Convention,  1868 ;  governor, 
1876-79. 

GEORGE  D.  ROBINSON 

House  of  Representatives,  1874 ;  Senate,  1876 ; 
Congress,  1877-84  (resigned)  ;  governor, 
1884-87. 


WILLIAM  E.  RUSSELL 

Cambridge  Common  Council,  1882;  alderman, 
1883-84;  mayor,  1885-88;  governor,  1891-94. 


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Appendix  WILLIAM  SCHOULER 

House;  of  Kepnisentatives,  1844-47,  1849-52; 
clerk  House  of  Keprescntativcs,  I808;  StaU; 
Constitutional  Convention,  18');}:  Senate,  1868; 
adjutant-<!;(!nera],  Ohio,  18.07;  adjutant-general, 
Massat'liusetts,   18(J()-(J6. 

ROBERT  GOULD  SHAW 

Captain  Second  Keginient  and  Colonel  Fifty- 
fourtli  Regiment,  j\Iassachusetts  A'olunteer  In- 
fantry in  tlie  Civil  war.  The  Fifty-fourth  was 
the  first  regiment  of  colored  troops  from  a  free 
state;  mustered  into  the  United  States  service. 

NATHANIEL  SILSBEE 

Congress,  1817-21;  House  of  Representatives, 
1821 ;  president  Senate,  1823-26  ;  U.  S.  Senate, 
1826-35  ;  presidential  elector,  1824,  1836  ;  presi- 
dent State  Convention  at  Worcester,  1840  ;  Tresi- 
dential  Convention,  1840. 


REV.  SAMUEL  F.  SMITH 
Clergyman ;    author   of 
Thee,"  etc. 


My    Countr}-    "tis    of 


THOMAS  GREELY   STEVENSON 

Major  Fourth  U.  S.  Infantry,  1861  ;  colonel 
Twenty -fourth  Mass.  Infantry,  Civil  war:  pro- 
moted to  lirigadier  general  of  volunteers.  1862; 
commanded  First  division,  2sinth  army  cori)8, 
1864;  killed  at  Spottsylvania,  A'a.,  Mav  10, 
1864. 


CALEB  STRONG 

General  Court,  during  Revolution ;  countv 
attorney,  1776-1800;  State  Constitutional  Con- 
vention, 1779;  Senate,  1780-80:  Coimcil,  1780; 
U.  S.  Constitutional  Convention,  1787;  Massa- 
chusetts Ratifying  Convention,  1788;  U.  S.  Sen- 
ate, 1789-96  ;' governor,   1800-07,  1812-16. 


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JAMES  SULLIVAN 

Provisional  Congress,  1775 ;  justice  Supreme 
Judicial  Coi;rt,  1776-82 ;  State  Constitutional 
Convention,  1779  ;  Continental  Congress,  178-4- 
85;  Council,  1787;  judge  of  probate;  attorney- 
general,  1790-1807;  House  of  Representatives  ; 
commissioner  to  fix  boundary  between  L^nited 
States  and   Canada,   1796 ;    governor,   1807-08. 

CHARLES  SUMNER 

U.  S.  Senate,  1851-March  11,  1874;  took  part 
in  Free  Soil  Convention  at  Lowell,  1852  ;  State 
Constitutional  Convention,  1853  ;   abolitionist. 

INCREASE  SUMNER 

Convention  of  1777  ;  State  Constitutional  Con- 
vention, 1779  ;  House  of  Representatives,  1776- 
79  ;  Senate,  1780-82  ;  justice  Supreme  Judicial 
Court,  1782-97;  one  of  Commission  on  Revision 
of  State  Laws,  1785  ;  Massachusetts  Ratifying 
Convention,  1788;   governor,  1797-99. 

THOMAS  TALBOT 

House  of  Repi-esentatives,  1851,  52  ;  State  Con- 
stitutional Convention,  1853;  Council,  1864-69, 
lieutenant  governor,  1873,  74;  acting  governor 
from  May  1,  1874;  presidential  elector,  1876 
and  1884;  governor,  1879. 

GARDINER  TUFTS 

House  of  Representatives,  1861 ;  military  agent 
of  Massachusetts  at  Washington,  1862-70  ;  in- 
spector of  military  hospitals  and  jjrisons  for  de- 
partment of  Washington,  1863  ;  assistant  provost 
marshal,  with  rank  of  lieutenant-colonel,  1864; 
treasurer  Reformatory  Prison  for  Women ;  sujier- 
intendent  State  Primary  School  at  INIonson  ;  super- 
intendent INlassachusetts  Reformatory,  1884-91. 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON 

Adjutant  Virginia  troops,  1751  ;  lieutenant-colo- 
nel,  1754 ;    Virginia   House    of    liurgesses  and 

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Appendix  ContiiKMitMl  T'on^i^ress,  1774-70;   coiiiniiinder-iii- 

vh'n-l  contiiuMitjil  forces,  177o-H3;  pnisident 
Constitutional  Convention,  1787;  (Iciiuty  from 
Vir<>inia ;  lirst  ])r(^si(lent  l'.  S.,  17h9-]7'J7: 
lieutenant-general  and  coinniauder-in-ciiief  of 
army,  1798. 

EMORY  WASHBURN 

House  of  Uepresentatives,  182(5-27,  1838,  1877; 
Senate,  1841,  42;  aide  on  staff  of  Covernor  Lin- 
coln, 1830-34 ;  judge  C'oiut  of  Common  Tleas, 
1844-47;  Board  of  Education;  governor,  1854. 

WILLIAM  B.  WASHBURN 

Senate,  1850;  House  of  Uepresentatives,  18.54: 
Congress,  1862-72;  governor,  1872-]\Iay  1. 
1874  (resigned)  ;  U.  S.  Senate,  1874-75. 

DANIEL  WEBSTER 

State  Constitutional  Convention  and  presidential 
elector,  1820;  House  of  Representatives,  1^22; 
Congress,  from  New  Hampshire,  1813-17;  fi'om 
Massachusetts,  1823-27  ;  I'.  S.  Senate,  1827-41, 
184,5-50;  U.  S.  secretary  of  state,  1841-43, 
18.50-52. 

HENRY  WILSON 

House  of  Representatives,  1841,  42,  1846,  18.50; 
Senate,  1844,45;  president  Senate,  1851.  52; 
State  Constitutional  Convention,  1853;  V.  S. 
Senate,  1855-73  (resigned)  ;  vice-president 
U.  S.,  1873-75. 

JOHN  WINTHROP 

Deputv  o-overnor,  1636-37,  1644-46;  governor, 
1630-34';  1637-40,  1642-44,  1646-49. 

ROGER  WOLCOTT 

Boston  Common  Council,  1877-80 ;  House  of 
Representatives,  1882-85;  lieutenant  governor. 
1893-97  ;  (acting  governor  from  March  5.  1896)  ; 
governor,  1897-1900.     (S2)anish  war  governor.) 

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LIST  OF  DEPARTMENTS 

(Arranged  by  Floors) 

SUB-BASEMENT                                 Room. 
District  Police : 
Deputy  Chief,  Detective  and  Inspection  Dept.,      .  1 
Inspectors  of  Public  Buildings  and  Factories ;  In- 
spectors of  Clothing, •  2 

Inspectors  of  Boilers, 3 

Detective  Department  and  Fire  Inspectors,    .  North. 

State  Board  of  Insanity,  Support  Department,           .  G 

State  Forester, 7 

Agent  for  Discharged  Female  Prisoners,    ...  9 

Chief  engineer, 11 

Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor : 
Trade,  Fisheries,  Commerce  and  Agriculture  di- 
visions,       12 

I)J^lamo  and  engine  rooms. 

BASEMENT 

Civil  Service  Commission : 

Exammation  room, 15 

Registrar  of  Labor, Ifi 

Chief,  District  Police, 20 

Board  of  Registration  in  Pharmacy,    ....  22 

Commissioners  of  Prisons, 24 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 

Department  of  Massachusetts,  ....  27 

State  Board  of  Charity : 

Division  of  State  Adult  Poor, 32 

Clerk  of  the  Board, 37 

Division  of  State  Minor  Wards 43 

State  Board  of  Insanity, 3H 


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Depart- 
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Depart- 
ments 


FIRST  FLOOR  «,,,„. 

Controller  of  County  Accounts, KM 

Commissioner  of  Public  Ileconls,         ....  1(4 

InspecUjr  (Jeneral  of  Uitle  Practice,    ....  Ids 

Nautical  Traininj;  School  Conimi.ssioners,           .         .  110 
Adjutant  General : 

Military  archives, Ill 

Editors  of  I'rovince  Laws, 1 1."> 

Barber  shop, 117 

Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth : 

Shipping  department, IIH 

Matron, •         .        .  I'Jl 

Commissioner  of  State  Aid  and  Pensions : 

General  office, l--'5 

Pension  department, 15>i 

Board  of  Commissioners  of  Savings  Banivs,        .        .  124 

State  Board  of  Conciliation  and  Arbitration,     .        .  12X 

Harbor  and  Land  Commissioners,        ....  l.'U 
State  Board  of  Agriculture : 

General  office, i;5<> 

Cattle  Bureau, 138 

State  Board  of  Health : 

Chief  engineer, 140 

General  office, 141 

Gas  and  Electric  Light  Commissioners,      .        .        .  14.") 
Committee  on  "Ways  and  Means,  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives,          147 

.Tomt  committee  on  Ways  and  Means,        .        .        .  147 

Committee  on  Pay  Roll, 147 

Sergeant-at-Arms"  department: 

General  office, 148 

Registration  of  Legislative  Counsel  and  Agents,    .  150 

Civil  Service  Commissioners, lol 

Information  room  and  public  teleiihone,     .         .         .  loo 

Board  of  Registration  in  Medicine,      ....  159 


SECOND  FLOOR 

Attorney-General, 

Judiciary  Committee,  House  of  Representatives, 
Joint  Judiciary  Committee,         .... 


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Room. 
Treasurer  and  Receiver-General : 

General  office, 230 

Standard  weights  and  measures,       ....        230 

Auditor  of  Accounts, 232 

Tax   Commissioner  and  Commissioner  of  Corpora- 
tions,     235 

Commissioners  on  Inland  Fisheries  and  Game,  .        238 

Committee  room, 240 

Committee  on 

Militarj"  Affairs, 242 

State  House 242 

Insurance  Commissioner, 246 

Committee  on 

Labor 249 

Prisons, 249 

Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor 256 

Surgeon  General , 259 

Adjutant  General : 

War  Records  division 261 

General  office, 264 

Doric  Hall. 

Spanish  American  War  flags. 

Grand  Staircase  Hall. 

Memorial  Hall. 

Civil  War  flags. 

]\Iain  staircase. 


Depart- 
ments 


THIRD   FLOOR 

Senate : 

Chamber, South. 

Reception  room,         ' Southea.st. 

Reading  room, Ea.st. 

Clerk, 328 

President, 329 

Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth : 

General  office 331 

Public  documents, 333 

Corporation  division, 334 

State  Library, North. 

Committee  on  Libraries, In  Library. 


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Depart-  State  Board  of  Education.     . 

ments  Post  and  teleKrai)h  oflico, 

House  of  Representatives : 

AVritiiig  room,     . 

Reading  room,     . 

Ijadies'  reception  room, 

Chamber 

Speaker,       .... 

Committee  on  Rules, 

Clerk  of  the  committee  on  Rules,  , 

Clerk  of  the  House,    . 
Executive  department : 

Private  secretary  to  the  Governor, 

General  office,     .... 

Council  chamber. 


West. 
West. 
West. 
West. 
3.->4 

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■.v,u 

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FOURTH    FLOOR 

Senate  gallery 

Legislative  document  division,    . 
Committee  on 

Counties, 

Harbors  and  Public  Lands, 
Committee  on 

Roads  and  Bridges,     .... 

Totals, 

Federal  Relations,      .... 

Parishes  and  Religious  Societies, 

Ways  and  INIeans,  Senate, 

Judiciary,  Senate,       .... 

Street  Railways,         .... 

Rules,  Senate, 

Rules,  Joint,       ..... 

Mercantile  Affairs,     .... 
Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth : 

Archives, 

Committee  on 

Metropolitan  Affairs, 

Election  Laws, 

Public  Service, 


South. 
424 

425 
42.5 

420 
42(! 
428 
42S 
428 
42*» 
42tt 
430 
430 
431 

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438 


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Room. 
Committee  on 

Public  Health 43!) 

Water  Supply, 4aii 

Public  Lightuig, 440 

Public  Charitable  Institutions,         ....  440 

Education, 441 

Probate  and  Chancery, 441 

Printing, 442 

Gallery,  House  of  Representatives,     ....  "West. 

Reporters, 443 

Committee  on 

Cities, 444 

Liquor  Law, 444 

Elections,  House  of  Representatives,       .        .        .  445 

Constitutional  Amendments, 

Railroads, 446 

Banks  and  Banking, 448 

Drainage, 448 

Messengers, 449 

Senate  reporters'  gallery, South. 

Committee  on 

Agriculture, 453 

Taxation, 453 

FIFTH   FLOOR 

Cupola, South. 

State  Board  of  Health  laboratory : 

Food  analysis, 501 

Water  analysis, 502 

Committee  on 

Fisheries  and  Game, 505 

Insurance, 505 

Cafe', North. 


Depart- 
ments 


The  following  departments  have  offices  outside  of  tlie 
State  House :  — 


Massachusetts  Highway  Commission,  Pemberton  Building. 
Metropolitan  Park  Commission,      .      14  Beacon  Street. 


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Depart- 
ments 


Metropolitan  Water  and  Sewerage 
Commission: 

(Jencral  office 1  Ashburton  Place. 

Se\vera},'(!  division,  .  Pemberton  Building. 

IJailroad  Commissioners,  .        .  20  Beacon  Street. 

I'oston  Transit  Commission,    .  15  Beacon  Street. 

Charles  River  Basin  Commission,  .  367  Boylston  Street. 

The  committee  rooms  are  permanently  assigned,  except 
in  cases  of  large  hearings. 


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